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Mission Hospital nurses rally as unionization vote nears
Jason Sandford March 8, 2020

Mission Hospital registered nurses will vote by secret ballot in the next 20 days or so on whether to join the National Nurses United union.

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Bernie Sanders: Mission Health nurses are unionizing, and I applaud them
Jason Sandford February 28, 2020

Word of the unionization effort at Mission Health follows a recent public outcry over deteriorating work conditions at the hospital, which was recently purchased by HCA Healthcare.

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Asheville bus system staggered by July breakdowns
Jason Sandford September 6, 2018

The Asheville bus system experienced a lost of 539.5 hours of service in the month of July because of bus breakdowns.

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Unions in Asheville, reconsidered
Jason Sandford February 17, 2015

Amid growing concerns over wages and working conditions, local wage-earners begin organizing efforts around worker's rights. Are new unions far off?

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Mountain Xpress reporter: I’ve been terminated following my union drive efforts
Jason Sandford April 21, 2014

David Forbes says the union drive is "far from over."

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Asheville business
Mountain Xpress reporter: Staffers are talking to union officials
Jason Sandford November 8, 2013

The move comes amid a wave of recent staff resignations at the alternative news weekly.

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Asheville Music
Mountain Oasis roundup: Local merch store; Acts out, new acts added; map of venues; Dr. Bob’s and more
Jason Sandford October 17, 2013

Also: tips on how to get killer discounts on Mountain Oasis merch.

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Mountain Xpress: settlement reached between Sitel, union
Jason Sandford August 15, 2012

Sitel faced charges including threatening to fire a worker for participating in union organizing.

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Asheville News
Sitel issues memo to employees in response to Mountain Xpress story
Jason Sandford August 4, 2012

The Asheville location of Sitel, a call center operator with 600 employees, issued a memo this week in response to a Mountain Xpress story published Wednesday that detailed efforts by Sitel employees to unionize. Xpress ...

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Asheville News
Workers at Asheville call center file complaint with NLRB, say management threatened reprisals after workers discussion unionizing
Jason Sandford December 24, 2011

Here’s a note from an reliable, anonymous source who has some information about work conditions at Sitel, a call center located on Hendersonville Road. The center is a major local employer, with about 600 workers. ...

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