John Muir Behavioral Health workers vote on whether to unionize

Almost 200 workers at John Muir Health Behavioral Health Center in Concord are in the process of voting on whether they want to unionize.

Renee Saldana, a spokeswoman for the Service Employees International Union — United Healthcare Workers based in Los Angeles, said ballots went out Jan. 19 to 107 workers at the behavioral health center, on Grant Street near John Muir’s Concord Medical Center, and that those workers are now voting. Saldana said ballots are set to be sent Feb. 2 to 84 registered nurses employed at the behavioral health center. All elections, Saldana said, should be complete by Feb. 24.