UnityPoint nurses seeking to form a union at four hospitals in Des Moines say a majority of their 2,000 members support the unionization effort.

They've called on UnityPoint to voluntarily recognize their union and filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board to hold a formal election.

Nurses are seeking to form a union, describing safety concerns, staffing shortages and poor pay that they say makes it difficult for them to care for patients.

UnityPoint Health nurses say they have secured majority support among their members to form a union and have filed a request with the National Labor Relations Board to hold a union election.

About three-dozen nurses and as many supporters gathered outside the Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines on Wednesday, Aug. 20, wearing me

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