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Healthcare union elections in Ohio

11 union petitions since Jan 2023 at 7 healthcare employers hiring in Ohio, by the National Labor Relations Board's record: unions won 4 elections and 2 petitions are pending. Workers at public hospitals organize under Ohio law instead, outside this record.

11
Union petitions
since Jan 2023
4
Won by a union

Union petitions in Ohio

Newest first. Each employer opens its page, with its open jobs.

Union petitions at healthcare employers hiring in Ohio
FiledEmployerWorkersUnionOutcome
29 Jul 2026OhioHealthNelsonville, OHservice, maintenance, technical and business office clerical employees11 eligibleInternational Union of Operating Engineers, Local 18-S, AFL-CIONo union, 7 to 2
22 Jun 2026Kroger HealthToledo, OHpharmacy technicians and pharmacy lead technicians12 eligibleUnited Food and Commercial Workers Local 75Voted 10 Aug 2026, not yet certified, 2 to 5
22 Jun 2026Kroger HealthToledo, OHpharmacy technicians and pharmacy lead technicians11 eligibleUnited Food and Commercial Workers Local 75Voted 10 Aug 2026, not yet certified, 5 to 6
22 May 2026Ridgewood ManorMaumee, OHcontingent (PRN) registered nurses (RNs)SEIU District 1199, WV/KY/OH The Healthcare and Social Service Union, CTW, CLCThe union won
15 Oct 2024Premier HealthEnglewood, OHNot describedInternational Union, United Automobile Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW), AFL-CIOPetition withdrawn
27 Sep 2024Ridgewood ManorToledo, OHcontingent (PRN) licensed practical nurses and activity aides10 eligibleSEIU District 1199, WV/KY/OH The Healthcare and Social Service Union, CTW, CLCThe union won, 7 to 0
22 May 2024Prime HealthcareCoshocton, OHNot describedOhio Nurses Association, AFT Local 5903 a/w American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIOThe union won
21 Sep 2023WalgreensCleveland, OHstaff pharmacists2 eligiblePharmacy Workers UnitedNo union, 2 to 0
21 Sep 2023WalgreensCleveland, OHstaff pharmacists8 eligiblePharmacy Workers UnitedNo union, 2 to 2
21 Sep 2023WalgreensCleveland, OHstaff pharmacists4 eligiblePharmacy Workers UnitedNo union, 2 to 2
14 Mar 2023Mercy Health (Ohio and Kentucky)Toledo, OHstationary engineers8 eligibleInternational Union of Operating Engineers, Local 18The union won, 5 to 3

Employers hiring in Ohio with a petition

Healthcare union elections in Ohio: common questions

Which hospitals and healthcare employers in Ohio unionized recently?

Unions won 4 elections in Ohio since Jan 2023 at employers hiring on this site, the latest: Ridgewood Manor, contingent (PRN) registered nurses (RNs) in Maumee, OH (SEIU District 1199, WV/KY/OH The Healthcare and Social Service Union, CTW, CLC), filed 22 May 2026: the union won; Ridgewood Manor, contingent (PRN) licensed practical nurses and activity aides in Toledo, OH (SEIU District 1199, WV/KY/OH The Healthcare and Social Service Union, CTW, CLC), filed 27 Sep 2024: the union won, 7 to 0; Prime Healthcare, a unit of workers in Coshocton, OH (Ohio Nurses Association, AFT Local 5903 a/w American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO), filed 22 May 2024: the union won; Mercy Health (Ohio and Kentucky), stationary engineers in Toledo, OH (International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 18), filed 14 Mar 2023: the union won, 5 to 3.

Which unions represent healthcare workers in Ohio?

By the elections won since Jan 2023: SEIU District 1199, WV/KY/OH The Healthcare and Social Service Union, CTW, CLC (2), Ohio Nurses Association, AFT Local 5903 a/w American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO (1) and International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 18 (1). Each won among one unit of workers at one site; older units are not in this window.

Are any union elections pending in Ohio?

2: Kroger Health, pharmacy technicians and pharmacy lead technicians in Toledo, OH (United Food and Commercial Workers Local 75), filed 22 Jun 2026: voted 10 Aug 2026, not yet certified, 2 to 5; Kroger Health, pharmacy technicians and pharmacy lead technicians in Toledo, OH (United Food and Commercial Workers Local 75), filed 22 Jun 2026: voted 10 Aug 2026, not yet certified, 5 to 6.

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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.

  1. 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 Ohio. Data as of 9 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/healthcare-union-elections/ohio

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