US EditionNurses at UnityPoint Des Moines Hospitals Call for Recognition of Union
UnityPoint nurses, supported by Teamsters Local 90, seek voluntary union recognition to represent over 1,500 nurses and address workplace safety, wages, and staffing concerns.
- On Wednesday, August 20, 2025, nurses from UnityPoint Health’s four hospitals in Des Moines gathered near Iowa Methodist Medical Center to call for the recognition of their union.
- This action follows months of organizing driven by concerns about unsafe conditions, understaffing, long hours, and management opposition to unionization.
- Speakers, including nurse Colin Russell and Sammi Ladd, described high turnover, workplace assaults, and repeated neglect of nurses’ voices and safety needs during the event.
- Teamsters Local 90 said a majority of roughly 2,000 UnityPoint nurses signed authorization cards and warned if voluntary recognition fails they will seek a National Labor Relations Board election.
- UnityPoint Health stated it values nurses but believes union representation decisions must occur via private, informed choices through standard elections, implying ongoing resistance to direct recognition.
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'We are fighting for our lives': Nurses rally for union, citing safety concerns
By Amanda Rooker Click here for updates on this story DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) — The shouts of UnityPoint nurses calling for change echoed through the streets of downtown Des Moines Wednesday. Outside Iowa Methodist Medical Center, dozens of nurses rallied for a union, saying they’ve reached a breaking point when it comes to patient care and their own safety. At the heart of their push: concerns about understaffing, long hours, and what they …
Nurses at four Des Moines area hospitals push for union representation - Radio Iowa
Organizers say a majority of nurses at four hospitals in the Des Moines metro have signed cards indicating they want to join the Teamsters Union. Colin Russell, a nurse who works in the ICU at Iowa Methodist in downtown Des Moines, was among several speakers at a rally near the hospital yesterday. He said too […]
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