Unions 101

While unions are legally allowed to say anything they want to get your vote, employers are legally bound by the facts. Use the filters below to learn more about all the different aspects of unionization.

Union Election Voting Guide

Elections
The NLRB will mail you a ballot on May 5. To make your vote count, follow these steps

Election Details

Elections
Make Your Voice Count.

Who decides a union election?

Elections
You do, but only if you VOTE

What are you willing to potentially lose?

Collective Bargaining
Once a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) is negotiated, changes to schedules, call structure, staffing models, EMR workflows, and productivity expectations would be subject to the one-size-fits-all approach of a CBA.

Why take the risk?

Elections
If you’re unsure, vote NO

Think NWMU secured raises for your peers?

Collective Bargaining
Think again.

Where might your dues go?

Dues
NWMU pays a portion of the dues it collects from to the American Federation of Teachers

Oaths and Strikes

About NWMU
Would your duty of care or duty to the union take priority?

Where are you in the union hierarchy?

Dues
Dues always flow up, but do priorities filter down?

What has the union done for physicians at St.Vincent?

About NWMU

Unions make strikes a real possibility.

Strikes
Just ask patients at St. Vincent.

If elected, a union would negotiate your contract.

Collective Bargaining
But who would be at the bargaining table?

Conflict V. Collaboration

Elections

Collective Bargaining: Union Promises V. Realities

Collective Bargaining
You may hear promises from the union, but decades of rulings by the National Labor Relations Board, an independent federal agency, make clear: there are no guarantees.

Did NWMU stop outsourcing at Providence St. Vincent in Oregon? No.

Collective Bargaining

The reality of NWMU dues

Dues
Your dues would triple NWMU’s revenue.