LMCU workers win union election

Grand Rapids Business Journal:

Workers at a local credit union branch have won their union election.

Employees at the Lake Michigan Credit Union (LMCU) South Division Branch on Friday, Jan. 6, voted in favor of forming a union in light of their official National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) election.

The formation comes after workers announced their union effort in December and filed an election petition with the NLRB. The goal was to improve working conditions, transparency and communication at the South Division branch, according to the employees.

“What we wanted was to ensure a strong relationship between our members, our colleagues and LMCU branch leadership. Now, with a seat at the table, we are able to achieve exactly that. With a union, we can work directly with upper management to address the longstanding issues that we’ve had in our branch, so that we can better serve our customers and our community,” said Ivan Diaz, member service representative at LMCU. “This is not just a win for us. It’s a win for workers at other LMCU branches, banks and financial services institutions who are looking to form a union in 2023.”

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