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Home health care union vote survives court challenge (26,000 vote count starts tomorrow 8-26-14)
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http://www.workdayminnesota.org/articles/home-health-care-union-vote-survives-court-challenge
By Barb Kucera, Workday Minnesota
August 20, 2014
MINNEAPOLIS
Minnesota home health care workers seeking union representation survived a court challenge from opponents and are looking forward to ballots being counted Aug. 26.
On Wednesday (Aug. 20), U.S. District Judge Michael Davis refused a request by the National Right to Work Foundation that he issue an injunction to halt the vote, which is taking place by U.S. mail.
In a ruling, Davis called the request “premature,” clearing the way for ballots to be counted Aug. 26 in what will be the largest union election in Minnesota history.
The Minnesota Bureau of Mediation Services mailed ballots Aug. 1 to 26,000 eligible voters. They are defined as "personal care assistants and other home care workers providing direct support services through client-directed Medicaid programs including PCA Choice, Consumer Directed Community Supports (CDCS), and Consumer Support Grants."
FULL story at link.
