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Nurses at Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester have been on strike for more than a month as they tussle with administration over a variety of issues, including union concerns over patient-to-staff ratios. At the same time, the Massachusetts Department of Labor Relations certified in March the ability of residents and fellows at UMass Medical School to collectively bargain. These Central Mass. developments appear to potentially be part of a larger national push for unionization across multiple sectors, including efforts to organize graduate workers in higher education at Columbia University and Harvard University. In addition, the President Joe Biden Administration has come out as friendly to union organizing efforts, as the national income disparity is increasingly becoming a talking point.

Yet, the moves come against the backdrop of Amazon workers in Alabama strongly voting against forming a union, dealing both a symbolic and real blow to organized labor.
 

Will the power of unions increase in the near future?
Yes, but only locally in Massachusetts. (5%, 9 VOTES)
Yes, both locally and nationally. (29%, 53 VOTES)
No, unions will simply hold onto the power they have. (29%, 54 VOTES)
No, unions will weaken. (37%, 68 VOTES)
Poll Description

Nurses at Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester have been on strike for more than a month as they tussle with administration over a variety of issues, including union concerns over patient-to-staff ratios. At the same time, the Massachusetts Department of Labor Relations certified in March the ability of residents and fellows at UMass Medical School to collectively bargain. These Central Mass. developments appear to potentially be part of a larger national push for unionization across multiple sectors, including efforts to organize graduate workers in higher education at Columbia University and Harvard University. In addition, the President Joe Biden Administration has come out as friendly to union organizing efforts, as the national income disparity is increasingly becoming a talking point.

Yet, the moves come against the backdrop of Amazon workers in Alabama strongly voting against forming a union, dealing both a symbolic and real blow to organized labor.
 

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2 Comments

  • April 13, 2021
    Private sector unions are all but dead. Public sector unions should be outlawed for the damage they are doing to our country.
  • April 13, 2021
    Amazon has proved to be an employer that people want to work for. The employees are satisfied with their treatment, in terms of wages and benefits. We say the union voted down many times, right here in Worcester, at Norton Co., because they also were a good company to work for. Unions gain strength, when employees feel unappreciated and powerless.