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MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WRN) — Health care workers employed by Planned Parenthood in Wisconsin are moving to unionize.
The Wisconsin Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals announced the plan, calling it a “critical step” toward strengthening Planned Parenthood and organized labor in the face of “political attacks” on both.
Executive director Jamie Lucas said workers will vote in a union election with a hearing scheduled for next week to determine the specifics of that process. He noted Planned Parenthood was asked to recognize the union based on majority support, but the nonprofit organization has chosen to file for an election.
A majority of the health care workers employed by the organization have signed onto a petition stating they plan to organize.
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