联邦停业 无限期推迟工会投票 由2 000名爱荷华州护士参加 A federal shutdown has indefinitely delayed a union vote for 2,000 Iowa nurses.

联邦政府关闭, 国家劳动关系委员会停止运作, 故已无限期推迟在德莫因州四家团结点卫生医院的大约2,000名护士的工会投票。 A union vote for about 2,000 nurses at four UnityPoint Health hospitals in Des Moines has been postponed indefinitely due to the federal government shutdown, which has halted the National Labor Relations Board’s operations. 这些护士是作为爱荷华联合护士组织的,他们试图联合起来,解决对人员配置、安全和薪资的关切。 The nurses, organized as United Nurses of Iowa, had sought to unionize over concerns about staffing, safety, and pay. 负责监督选举的国民劳工局无法在没有资金的情况下进行选举,而且尚未确定恢复选举的日期。 The NLRB, which was to oversee the election, is unable to proceed without funding, and no resumption date has been set. UnityPoint Health表示失望,但重申其对患者护理的承诺。 UnityPoint Health expressed disappointment but reiterated its commitment to patient care. 护士和工会宣传员仍然致力于在联邦业务恢复后推行工会化。 Nurses and union advocates remain committed to pursuing unionization once federal operations resume.