ITHACA — As this edition was going to press, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) had cleared the way for the Bangs Ambulance workers to form a union with CSEA.
The workers voted in favor of unionizing in an NLRB vote in November 2022. The employer, in a tactic to block the union, objected to the election results, triggering an NLRB investigation.
The board recently overruled the employer’s objection to the CSEA union election victory. As such, the NLRB issued a Certification of Representative to certify Bangs Ambulance workers as a new CSEA private sector local.
Despite the employer’s anti-union tactics, the CSEA/Bangs Ambulance workers organizing committee refocused their organizing efforts on increasing union support among their co-workers and the community.
The workers are now expected to focus on their first contract negotiations with their employer.
“Despite a very challenging organizing campaign, the Bangs Ambulance workers never gave up the fight for a voice in the workplace,” said CSEA President Mary E. Sullivan. “Congratulations to the workers and I welcome them to our CSEA family. We will continue to stand with them as they fight for their first contract.”
