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Northwestern Medical Center nurses vote to unionize

ST. ALBANS, Vt. (WCAX) – Registered nurses at Northwestern Medical Center in St. Albans are unionizing.

Union leaders with AFT Vermont say after four months of organizing, a majority of the roughly 150 registered nurses at Northwestern Medical Center voted 72-45 to formalize their union on Thursday.

They say the nurses will begin the process of bargaining their first contract with the hospital administration once the votes are certified.