Kansas City Rose Brooks Center Workers Stay Winning Union Fight

Without a bit of irony . . .

All of our local hipster friends are bragging about victory amid a bitter union fight with a domestic violence shelter. 

Here's a peek at a local story that might not have a bad guy other than the many local scamps who keep the shelter constantly full . . .

"Workers at the Rose Brooks Center in Kansas City voted Thursday to become the first unionized domestic violence shelter in Missouri. More than two-thirds of eligible workers at one of Kansas City’s largest and oldest shelters opted to unionize with the Laborers Local 955.

"The vote was 27-18, though shelter leadership has contested one ballot. The union includes workers who handle community programs, patient care, housing and economic services."

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

Workers at Kansas City domestic violence shelter become first in Missouri to unionize

Rose Brooks is now the first unionized domestic violence shelter in the state. Organizers say they hope the union helps stabilize an industry with high levels of burnout and turnover.