LACONIA — Nurses at the Laconia and Franklin campuses of Concord Hospital Health System are the first to vote in favor of forming a union at a private hospital in New Hampshire.Â
In a tight vote conducted Thursday morning and afternoon, nurses voted to unionize.Â
The process isn’t complete — there is a seven-day period for objections which must conclude before the National Labor Relations Board will officially certify the results.Â
Following certification, a union chapter will be formed, and chapter leadership will be elected. A bargaining team will be appointed or elected, a survey will be conducted and proposals will be written prior to a petition to the hospital system to enter into bargaining.Â
Bargaining could take place over an extended period of time.
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