After a seven-year campaign to reinstate union rights at UW Health hospitals in Madison, organizers are looking to the incoming Democratic governor and majority in the Legislature to help finish the job.
Service Employees International Union’s Wisconsin branch mobilized support across the state for winning candidates — from Gov.-elect David Crowley on down to incoming Assembly members who flipped seats on Nov. 3 and put the Democrats in charge of both houses in the Legislature.
In an announcement issued Thursday, SEIU Wisconsin members and leaders spelled out their next goal: passing legislation to restore collective bargaining rights at the UW Hospital and Clinics Authority — the corporate parent of UW Health hospitals and clinics…