CNA tips status quo, but doesn’t oust SEIU

Outcome for Saint Rose nurses still uncertain, but union unrest is clear. Tony Cook & Michael Mishak, Las Vegas Sun, May 9, 2008 The Service Employees International Union suffered a clear vote of no confidence this week as registered nurses it represents at three Saint Rose Dominican hospitals voted in greater - though still inconclusive - numbers to join a rival union. Although the California Nurses Association earned more votes - 400 (49.8 percent) to the SEIU’s 377 (46.9 percent) - in the Tuesday and Wednesday balloting, the SEIU will continue to represent 1,100 nurses at the hospitals because a victory requires more than 50 percent of the vote. ... CNA