Nurses are overworked. Rivers Hills workers hope unionization helps

Nurses are overworked. Rivers Hills workers hope unionization helps

Workers at River Hills Community Health Centers in south central Iowa were fed up with being overworked and seeing their patients suffer as a result. So they decided to unionize. Over a hundred workers across six River Hills clinics announced this week in Ottumwa they would unite under River Hills United, affiliating themselves with Teamsters Local 90. Rivers Hills family nurse practitioner Cassie Dunlavy said her managers have overbooked and do…