The Labor Board's record, joined to who is hiring
Healthcare union elections in Iowa
2 union petitions since Jan 2023 at 2 healthcare employers hiring in Iowa, by the National Labor Relations Board's record: unions won 0 elections and 1 petitions are pending. Workers at public hospitals organize under Iowa law instead, outside this record.
Union petitions in Iowa
Newest first. Each employer opens its page, with its open jobs.
| Filed | Employer | Workers | Union | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Aug 2025 | UnityPoint HealthDes Moines, IA | registered nurses2,036 eligible | Teamsters Local 90 | Voted 10 Dec 2025, not yet certified, 871 to 666 |
| 9 Feb 2024 | BioLife Plasma ServicesAnkeny, IA | Not described5 eligible | American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Council 61 | No union, 4 to 1 |
Employers hiring in Iowa with a petition
Healthcare union elections in Iowa: common questions
Which hospitals and healthcare employers in Iowa unionized recently?
No union won an election in Iowa since Jan 2023 at the employers hiring on this site, by the Board's record.
Which unions represent healthcare workers in Iowa?
No union won an election in Iowa in the window read; older units are not in it.
Are any union elections pending in Iowa?
1: UnityPoint Health, registered nurses in Des Moines, IA (Teamsters Local 90), filed 21 Aug 2025: voted 10 Dec 2025, not yet certified, 871 to 666.
Healthcare union elections in other states
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- South Dakota
- Virginia
Sources and method
A case is listed when the employer its petition names is one of the employers hiring on this site, matched by name and by its open jobs in the case's town. Cases filed since Jan 2023, read 9 Nov 2026. Every state.
- National Labor Relations Board case records (nlrb.gov), as copied nightly by labordata/nlrb-data
Cite this page
CareJobs.Now. (2026). Healthcare union elections in Iowa. Data as of 9 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/healthcare-union-elections/iowa