The Labor Board's record, joined to who is hiring
Healthcare union elections in New Mexico
8 union petitions since Jan 2023 at 2 healthcare employers hiring in New Mexico, by the National Labor Relations Board's record: unions won 5 elections and 0 petitions are pending. Workers at public hospitals organize under New Mexico law instead, outside this record.
San Juan Regional Medical Center, First Choice Community Healthcare.
Union petitions in New Mexico
Newest first. Each employer opens its page, with its open jobs.
| Filed | Employer | Workers | Union | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 2026 | San Juan Regional Medical CenterFarmington, NM | registered nurses4 eligible | Communications Workers of America | No union, 4 to 0 |
| 2 Jan 2026 | San Juan Regional Medical CenterFarmington, NM | registered nurses5 eligible | Communications Workers of America | The union won, 3 to 2 |
| 10 Dec 2025 | San Juan Regional Medical CenterFarmington, NM | registered nurses3 eligible | Communications Workers of America | The union won, 3 to 0 |
| 9 Dec 2025 | San Juan Regional Medical CenterFarmington, NM | registered nurses4 eligible | Communications Workers of America | The union won, 3 to 0 |
| 9 Dec 2025 | San Juan Regional Medical CenterFarmington, NM | Not described | Communications Workers of America | Petition withdrawn |
| 13 Nov 2025 | San Juan Regional Medical CenterFarmington, NM | registered nurses344 eligible | Communications Workers of America, AFL-CIO | The union won, 150 to 101 |
| 20 Feb 2024 | First Choice Community HealthcareAlbuquerque, NM | Not described | District 1199NM, National Union of Hospital and Healthcare Employees, AFSCME, AFL-CIO | Petition withdrawn |
| 22 Sep 2023 | First Choice Community HealthcareAlbuquerque, NM | behavioral health patient scheduler236 eligible | National Union of Hospital & Healthcare Employees District 1199NM, AFSCME, AFL-CIO | The union won, 138 to 30 |
Employers hiring in New Mexico with a petition
Healthcare union elections in New Mexico: common questions
Which hospitals and healthcare employers in New Mexico unionized recently?
Unions won 5 elections in New Mexico since Jan 2023 at employers hiring on this site, the latest: San Juan Regional Medical Center, registered nurses in Farmington, NM (Communications Workers of America), filed 2 Jan 2026: the union won, 3 to 2; San Juan Regional Medical Center, registered nurses in Farmington, NM (Communications Workers of America), filed 10 Dec 2025: the union won, 3 to 0; San Juan Regional Medical Center, registered nurses in Farmington, NM (Communications Workers of America), filed 9 Dec 2025: the union won, 3 to 0; San Juan Regional Medical Center, registered nurses in Farmington, NM (Communications Workers of America, AFL-CIO), filed 13 Nov 2025: the union won, 150 to 101.
Which unions represent healthcare workers in New Mexico?
By the elections won since Jan 2023: Communications Workers of America (3), Communications Workers of America, AFL-CIO (1) and National Union of Hospital & Healthcare Employees District 1199NM, AFSCME, AFL-CIO (1). Each won among one unit of workers at one site; older units are not in this window.
Are any union elections pending in New Mexico?
None at the employers hiring on this site in New Mexico.
Healthcare union elections in other states
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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 New Mexico. Data as of 9 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/healthcare-union-elections/new-mexico