密歇根州75%以上的家庭保健工作者投票加入工会,成立了一个新的理事会来谈判薪酬、福利和培训问题。 Over 75% of Michigan home health workers voted to unionize, creating a new council to negotiate pay, benefits, and training.

密歇根州数千名家庭保健工作者投票决定成立工会, 超过75%的人赞成成立工会, Thousands of Michigan home health care workers have voted to unionize, with over 75% in favor, following a 2024 law reclassifying them as public employees. 新的家庭帮助照顾者理事会将充当谈判的雇主,由SEIU 密歇根保健协会代表大约32,000名工人进行谈判。 The new Home Help Caregiver Council will serve as the employer for negotiations, with SEIU Healthcare Michigan representing about 32,000 workers. 维护者说,工会早就应该发出呼吁,要求提高薪酬、福利和培训,并引述2012年结束的以往成果。 Advocates say the union provides a long-overdue voice for better pay, benefits, and training, citing past gains that ended in 2012. 批评者质疑法律的合宪性,认为它绕过了公务员规则。 Critics challenge the law’s constitutionality, arguing it bypasses civil service rules. 密歇根州劳工和经济机会部在认证投票之前有五个工作日来审查反对意见。 The Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity has five business days to review objections before certifying the vote. 如果合同谈判得到维持,谈判将侧重于薪酬、培训和福利。 If upheld, contract talks will focus on pay, training, and benefits.