Dramatic Las Vegas Vote by RNs for Change

Saint Rose Dominican Nurses Want to Join CNA/NNOC, Reject Service Employees Union by 53%. National Nurses Organizing Committee, May 8, 2008 Registered nurses at three Saint Rose Dominican hospitals in Henderson and Las Vegas early Thursday cast a strong vote to join the California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee and leave behind their current representative, the Service Employees International Union Local 1107. In a three-way race, 400 RNs voted for CNA/NNOC, with 377 voting for SEIU Local 1107 and 26 opting for no union. With six challenged ballots still in dispute, a runoff may still be avoided. ... Dramatic