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and Greg Liptak for invaluable help with statistical analysis; and
Francis Gigliotti for his critical review of the manuscript.
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MOUNTING SENSE OF JOB MALAISE PROMPTS MORE HEALTH-CARE
WORKERS TO JOIN UNIONS
In search of job security and a voice in health-care reform, a growing number of
workers at hospitals, nursing homes, and rehabilitation facilities are joining labor
unions.
Hospital workers ified 158 petitions for union elections in 1993, up from only 19
in 1989, according to a study by Management Science Associates, !nc, a labor
consulting firm. And unions won 58% of health-care elections in 1993-the highest
win rate in the industry since 1984, according to Modern Health Care, an industry
journal.
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