Registered Nurses at Guthrie Lourdes Vote 2 to 1 to Join 1199SEIU, Largest Healthcare Workers Union
July 23, 2026
The new bargaining unit includes 340 registered nurses employed at Guthrie Lourdes Hospital. The hospital is a 197-bed acute care facility that joined the Guthrie system in early 2024.[1] Nurses provide care in Inpatient/Acute Care, Woundcare, Cardiac Catheterization, Cardiac Rehabilitation, Diagnostic Radiology, Radiology Administration, Medical Oncology, Hem/Oncology Services, and Radiation Oncology.
"Nurses need a real say in how our hospital is run, down to how and where resources are allocated. Forming our union means that we will be partners in decision-making with hospital management. When our voices are heard and we have the tools we need to do the job, patients will receive more appropriate care,” said Candice Mozes, RN, ICU.
Guthrie Lourdes Hospital nurses now join their 1199SEIU colleagues at Corning Hospital just down the 86 freeway. Workers at Guthrie’s Corning Hospital have been represented by the union for many years, recently negotiating a new contract that improves working conditions, benefits and wages needed to retain and recruit workers at the Hospital.[2]
Now the Guthrie Lourdes Nurses will begin to identify the key issues for contract talks with their employer and elect a member-led bargaining committee. Once the election results are certified by the National Labor Relations Board, Lourdes Gutherie Hospital and 1199SEIU will begin negotiations.
“Change isn’t coming without us having a seat at the table,” said Katie Thepsombat, RN, CST1.
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1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East is the largest and fastest-growing healthcare union in America. We represent over 400,000 nurses and caregivers throughout Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Washington, D.C. and Florida. Our mission is to achieve quality care and good jobs for all.
https://www.1199seiu.org