Abortion Care Workers Look to Unionize as Roe Decision Approaches
Employees at abortion clinics are dealing with burnout and exhaustion just as reproductive rights in the US are hanging by a thread.
Pro-abortion protesters during a demonstration outside the US Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. on June 13.
Photographer: Valerie Plesch/BloombergA wave of unionization is sweeping the US abortion care industry, as burnt-out employees prepare for a major roll back of reproductive rights.
The group Planned Parenthood North Central States United is trying to unionize more than 400 Planned Parenthood workers in Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota to address issues like low pay. It’s seeking an election this summer, to get the union officially recognized. The organization is joined by clinic workers in Massachusetts trying to unionize right now, while employees at a major reproductive health care researcher are also looking to organize.