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Registered nurses in the resident and fellow programs at Ascension Seton Medical Center (ASMC) in Austin, Texas, voted 96% in favor of representation by the National Nurses Organizing Committee (NNOC), an affiliate of National Nurses United (NNU). The 225 RNs in these programs will join the 825 RNs who won their union election in September 2022. There now are more than 1,000 nurses represented by NNOC/NNU at Ascension Seton Medical Center in Austin and more than 2,500 represented throughout the Ascension system.
“We do the same work as any other union RN at this facility,” said Liz Bartling, RN and member of the resident program. “To the detriment of RNs and our patients, Ascension has maintained a ridiculous position that we should not join with our union colleagues at this facility. This vote clearly demonstrates that the registered nurses at Seton Main are united to advance the common interests of RNs and our patients—safer staffing, increased RN retention and a protected voice in patient care.”