labor unions

Nurses at Ascension Via Christi St. Joseph hospital voted 179-108 in favor of unionizing with the National Nurses United on Wednesday.

They are organizing with National Nurses United, the largest registered nurses union in the country.

Employees at the Starbucks near Rock and Central voted in favor of unionizing their store.

The Starbucks workers at the 21st and Amidon store filed for a union vote in May, becoming the first in the city to do so.

Organizers say 70% of the store's employees support the union.

The United States designates the first Monday of September as a day to honor the contributions of American workers and the achievements of the American…