For the second time in three years, nurses at the FMC Center in Flagstaff, Arizona voted to remain union free.
This is a stunning development, considering there has been so much pro-union publicity about nurses wanting to be represented by unions. What happened at FMC proves the point that not all employees, particularly nurses, believe that their best interests would be represented by unions.
In fact, more and more workers understand that unionization may not necessarily benefit them. They resent having to pay union dues that are often used for political purposes for which they disapprove. They are further angered when they learn that many union heads are given six and seven-figure salaries, plus fringe benefits that permit them to live like middle eastern potentates.
Nurses work hard for the money they earn. They do not want to fund the often extravagant lifestyles that their dues are used to fund. Congratulations to the savvy and hard-working nurses at FMC.
