(MADISON, WISCONSIN) - Nurses employed at St. Mary's Hospital in Madison have voted for Union Representation in what was the largest National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Representation Election in Wisconsin in at least a quarter century. According to a vote tally from Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Wisconsin, 511 St. Mary's Nurses voted yes while 63 voted no - an 89% majority in favor of Unionizing. A total of 754 Nurses were eligible to vote, according to the Union. St. Mary's, which is part of the St. Louis-based non-profit chain SSM Health, had campaigned against the Unionization effort. Union supporters said in interviews that concerns Nurses had raised about procedures, staffing and compensation had not received an adequate response from SSM Health management. "The landslide election is part of a growing national trend of Health Care Professionals - including Nurses, Doctors and others - organizing Unions to have a strong voice in improving patient care, staffing and retention," SEIU Wisconsin stated in a press release issued after the election.

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