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Healthcare union elections in Washington

63 union petitions since Jan 2023 at 10 healthcare employers hiring in Washington, by the National Labor Relations Board's record: unions won 24 elections and 3 petitions are pending. Workers at public hospitals organize under Washington law instead, outside this record.

63
Union petitions
since Jan 2023
24
Won by a union

Union petitions in Washington

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Union petitions at healthcare employers hiring in Washington
FiledEmployerWorkersUnionOutcome
5 Nov 2026ProvidenceSpokane, WANot describedUnited Food and Commercial Workers Local 3000Pending
23 Oct 2026MultiCare Health SystemTacoma, WANot describedWashington State Nurses AssociationPending
16 Oct 2026ProvidenceEverett, WANot describedSEIU Healthcare 1199NWPetition withdrawn
16 Oct 2026ProvidenceEverett, WANot describedSEIU Healthcare 1199NWPetition withdrawn
14 Oct 2026ProvidenceSeattle, WANot describedSEIU Healthcare 1199NWPetition withdrawn
14 Oct 2026ProvidenceSeattle, WANot describedSEIU Healthcare 1199NWPetition withdrawn
14 Oct 2026ProvidenceSeattle, WANot describedSEIU Healthcare 1199NWPetition withdrawn
25 Sep 2026ProvidenceSpokane, WAlaboratory professionals66 eligibleUnited Food and Commercial Workers Local 3000, affiliated with the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, AFL-CIOThe union won, 44 to 9
28 May 2026Fred Hutchinson Cancer CenterSeattle, WAnurse practitioners and physician assistants (collectively “APPs”)121 eligibleUnion of American Physicians and DentistsVoted 21 Sep 2026, not yet certified, 54 to 55
28 May 2026ProvidenceEverett, WApharmacists72 eligibleUnited Food and Commercial Workers Local 3000, affiliated with United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, AFL-CIOThe union won, 40 to 23
29 Apr 2026Albertsons CompaniesOak Harbor, WApharmacy technicians, pharmacy technician specialist, pharmacy technician – B, and...7 eligibleUnited Food and Commercial Workers Local 3000, affiliated with United Food and Commercial Workers InternationalThe union won, 4 to 3
20 Apr 2026ProvidenceOlympia, WANot describedUnited Food and Commercial Workers Local 3000The union won
24 Mar 2026Albertsons CompaniesPullman, WApharmacy technicians, lead pharmacy technicians,1 pharmacy assistants, technicians in...8 eligibleThe Pharmacy Guild, affiliated with the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, AFL-CIOThe union won, 7 to 1
25 Feb 2026Albertsons CompaniesClarkston, WApharmacists4 eligibleThe Pharmacy Guild, affiliated with the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, AFL-CIONo union, 1 to 1
18 Feb 2026ProvidenceLacey, WANot describedSEIU Healthcare 1199NWPetition withdrawn
4 Feb 2026ProvidenceOlympia, WApsychiatric technicians (also referred to as mental health techs)10 eligibleSEIU Healthcare 1199NWNo union, 0 to 8
30 Jan 2026MultiCare Health SystemTacoma, WAmedical assistants, lead medical Assistants1, surgery schedulers, surgery scheduling...16 eligibleUnited Food and Commercial Workers Local 3000, affiliated with the United Food and Commercial Workers International UnionThe union won, 14 to 0
28 Jan 2026WellpathYakima, WANot described22 eligibleTeamsters Local Union 760The union won, 11 to 0
1 Dec 2025MultiCare Health SystemPuyallup, WAnurse practitioners and physicians’ assistants10 eligibleUnion of American Physicians and DentistsThe union won, 7 to 0
1 Dec 2025MultiCare Health SystemPuyallup, WAnurse practitioners and physicians’ assistants34 eligibleUnion of American Physicians and DentistsThe union won, 30 to 0
1 Dec 2025MultiCare Health SystemTacoma, WAnurse practitioners and physicians’ assistants38 eligibleUnion of American Physicians and DentistsThe union won, 32 to 2
21 Nov 2025MultiCare Health SystemTacoma, WAregistered nurse case managers11 eligibleUnited Food and Commercial Workers Local 3000No union, 0 to 9
5 Sep 2025MultiCare Health SystemTacoma, WAregistered nurses in hospice care59 eligibleSEIU Healthcare 1199 NWThe union won, 24 to 14
5 Sep 2025ProvidenceCentralia, WAoperating room assistants, senior electronic imaging assistants, and supply chain...12 eligibleUnited Food and Commercial Workers Local 3000 chartered by the United Food and Commercial Workers, AFL-CIONo union, 1 to 8
3 Sep 2025Confluence HealthWenatchee, WAprofessional employees99 eligibleUnited Food and Commercial Workers Local 3000, chartered by the United Food and Commercial Workers, AFL-CIOThe union won, 41 to 40
27 Aug 2025ProvidenceCentralia, WANot describedUnited Food and Commercial Workers Local 3000Petition withdrawn
19 Aug 2025ProvidenceWalla Walla, WAtechnical employees118 eligibleSEIU Healthcare 1199NWThe union won, 64 to 45
25 Jul 2025MultiCare Health SystemTacoma, WANot described9 eligibleUnited Food and Commercial Workers Local 3000, affiliated with the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, AFL-CIONo union, 0 to 5
22 Jul 2025MultiCare Health SystemYakima, WANot described24 eligibleTeamsters Local 760 affiliated with International Brotherhood of TeamstersThe union won, 11 to 2
4 Jun 2025Seattle Children'sSeattle, WAcase managers, utilization management RNs, and care manager RNs31 eligibleWashington State Nurses Association, affiliated with American Federation of TeachersNo union, 3 to 22
20 May 2025MultiCare Health SystemOlympia, WApatient service representatives and physical therapy assistants/aides10 eligibleUnited Food and Commercial Workers Local 3000, affiliated with the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, AFL-CIONo union, 0 to 5
19 May 2025MultiCare Health SystemOlympia, WAregistered nurse case managers6 eligibleUnited Food and Commercial Workers Local 3000, affiliated with United Food and Commercial Workers International Union AFL-CIONo union, 0 to 6
9 May 2025MultiCare Health SystemOlympia, WAprofessional employees31 eligibleUnited Food and Commercial Workers Local 3000, affiliated with the United Food and Commercial Workers International UnionThe union won, 17 to 1
13 Mar 2025Confluence HealthWenatchee, WANot describedUnited Food and Commerical Workers local 3000Petition withdrawn
11 Mar 2025MultiCare Health SystemSpokane Valley, WAhealth info techs, HIM specialists, HIM analysts, and HIM coordinators5 eligibleSEIU Healthcare 1199NWThe union won, 4 to 0
24 Jan 2025Children's Therapy CenterKent, WACHERISH social workers/infant mental health specialists, developmental specialists...82 eligibleUnited Food and Commercial Workers Local 3000, affiliated with AFL-CIOThe union won, 43 to 18
23 Jan 2025ProvidenceOlympia, WAphysical therapists, occupational therapists, and speech-language pathologists17 eligibleSEIU Local 775The union won, 12 to 0
13 Jan 2025ProvidenceOlympia, WAprofessional employees138 eligibleUnited Food and Commercial Workers Local 3000The union won, 86 to 33
16 Aug 2024ProvidenceOlympia, WAguards as defined in § 9(b)(3) of the act32 eligibleUnited Federation Law Enforcement Officers Security & Police Benevolent Association (LEOS-PBA)The union won, 9 to 7
13 Aug 2024ProvidenceCentralia, WANot describedUnited Federation LEOS-PBAPetition withdrawn
9 Aug 2024WalgreensVancouver, WApharmacists11 eligibleThe Pharmacy Guild, affiliated with the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, AFL-CIOThe union won, 10 to 0
5 Aug 2024ProvidenceOlympia, WANot describedUnited Federation LEOS-PBAPetition withdrawn
3 Jul 2024MultiCare Health SystemTacoma, WAregistered nurse diabetes educators8 eligibleUnited Food and Commercial Workers Local 3000, affiliated with the United Food and Commercial Workers International UnionNo union, 0 to 7
28 Jun 2024ProvidenceEverett, WAmental health counselors2 eligibleUFCW Local 3000No union, 0 to 0
18 Jun 2024MultiCare Health SystemPuyallup, WAlicensed practical nurses (LPNs), medical assistants, lead medical assistants and...34 eligibleUnited Food and Commercial Workers Union, Local 3000, affiliated with United Food and Commercial Workers International UnionThe union won, 25 to 2
11 Apr 2024ProvidenceOlympia, WADI schedulers, IR schedulers, and lead DI/IR schedulers7 eligibleSEIU Healthcare 1199NWNo union, 0 to 7
26 Mar 2024MultiCare Health SystemAuburn, WAhospital case manager registered nurses13 eligibleUnited Food and Commercial Workers Union, Local 3000, affiliated with the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, AFL-CIONo union, 2 to 8
26 Mar 2024ProvidenceOlympia, WApatient schedulers, lead patient schedulers, surgery schedulers, and lead surgery...9 eligibleSEIU Healthcare 1199NWNo union, 1 to 8
15 Mar 2024MultiCare Health SystemTacoma, WAregistered nurses and registered nurse residents74 eligibleInternational Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, AFL-CIO, District Lodge 160The union won, 28 to 16
25 Jan 2024ProvidenceCentralia, WApatient schedulers and senior patient schedulers5 eligibleUnited Food and Commercial Workers Local 3000, chartered by the United Food and Commercial Workers, AFL-CIONo union, 1 to 4
23 Jan 2024ProvidenceEverett, WAsenior patient authorization and referral specialists6 eligibleOffice and Professional Employees International Union Local 8, affiliated with the AFL-CIONo union, 0 to 6
1 Dec 2023ProvidenceEverett, WANot describedUnited Food and Commercial Workers Local 3000Petition withdrawn
22 Sep 2023MultiCare Health SystemTacoma, WAstaff RNs (including transport nurses and lactation consultants)40 eligibleWashington State Nurses AssociationNo union, 0 to 17
18 Aug 2023MultiCare Health SystemPuyallup, WAprofessional employees211 eligibleInternational Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, District Lodge 751, AFL-CIOThe union won, 116 to 25
14 Jul 2023Confluence HealthWenatchee, WApool oncology registered nurse navigators and infusion registered nurses35 eligibleWashington State Nurses AssociationNo union, 1 to 20
30 Jun 2023Seattle Children'sSeattle, WANot describedInternational Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving Picture Technicians, Artists and Allied Crafts of the United States, Its Territories and Canada, AFL-CIO, CLCPetition withdrawn
24 May 2023Seattle Children'sSeattle, WANot describedTheatrical Wardrobe Union Local 887 of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving Picture Technicians, Artists and Allied Crafts of the United States, its Territories and Canada, AFL-CIO, CLCPetition withdrawn
12 May 2023Downtown Emergency Service CenterSeattle, WANot describedSEIU Healthcare 1199NWPetition withdrawn
10 Apr 2023ProvidenceCentralia, WApalliative care registered nurses2 eligibleUnited Food and Commercial Workers Local 3000, chartered by the United Food and Commercial Workers, AFL-CIONo union, 2 to 0
30 Mar 2023ProvidenceOlympia, WApalliative care registered nurses8 eligibleUnited Food and Commercial Workers Local 3000, chartered by the United Food and Commercial Workers, AFL-CIONo union, 1 to 6
24 Feb 2023Seattle Children'sSeattle, WANot describedUnited Food and Commercial Workers Local 3000Petition dismissed
15 Feb 2023ProvidenceOlympia, WAregistered nurse case managers24 eligibleUnited Food and Commercial Workers Local 3000No union, 7 to 12
15 Feb 2023ProvidenceOlympia, WANot described9 eligibleUnited Food and Commercial Workers Local 3000No union, 2 to 6

Employers hiring in Washington with a petition

Healthcare union elections in Washington: common questions

Which hospitals and healthcare employers in Washington unionized recently?

Unions won 24 elections in Washington since Jan 2023 at employers hiring on this site, the latest: Providence, laboratory professionals in Spokane, WA (United Food and Commercial Workers Local 3000, affiliated with the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, AFL-CIO), filed 25 Sep 2026: the union won, 44 to 9; Providence, pharmacists in Everett, WA (United Food and Commercial Workers Local 3000, affiliated with United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, AFL-CIO), filed 28 May 2026: the union won, 40 to 23; Albertsons Companies, pharmacy technicians, pharmacy technician specialist, pharmacy technician – B, and... in Oak Harbor, WA (United Food and Commercial Workers Local 3000, affiliated with United Food and Commercial Workers International), filed 29 Apr 2026: the union won, 4 to 3; Providence, a unit of workers in Olympia, WA (United Food and Commercial Workers Local 3000), filed 20 Apr 2026: the union won.

Which unions represent healthcare workers in Washington?

By the elections won since Jan 2023: Union of American Physicians and Dentists (3), United Food and Commercial Workers Local 3000 (2), The Pharmacy Guild, affiliated with the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, AFL-CIO (2) and United Food and Commercial Workers Local 3000, affiliated with the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (2). Each won among one unit of workers at one site; older units are not in this window.

Are any union elections pending in Washington?

3: Providence, a unit of workers in Spokane, WA (United Food and Commercial Workers Local 3000), filed 5 Nov 2026; MultiCare Health System, a unit of workers in Tacoma, WA (Washington State Nurses Association), filed 23 Oct 2026; Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, nurse practitioners and physician assistants (collectively “APPs”) in Seattle, WA (Union of American Physicians and Dentists), filed 28 May 2026: voted 21 Sep 2026, not yet certified, 54 to 55.

Healthcare union elections in other states

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 Washington. Data as of 9 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/healthcare-union-elections/washington

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