Nurses at St. Mary’s organize for union, citing loss of local responsiveness

By: Erik Gunn

Outlets: Wisconsin Examiner

Published: May 27, 2026

Words: 1,253

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 4 days ago

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More than 800 nurses at a Madison hospital owned by a national nonprofit group will vote in the coming weeks on whether to join a union.

The organizing campaign at St. Mary’s Hospital is one of the largest in recent memory in Wisconsin.

In a statement earlier this month, a spokesperson said the hospital’s parent organization, SSM Health, “respects the right of its employees” to freely choose union representation. Nurses and the Service Employees International …

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