title: Patterns of unions' successes in hospital elections.
abstract: When data from NLRB-conducted hospital elections since 1974 are placed in several environmental, hospital-related, and election-related categories, variations in outcome exist. Although the data do not explain why variations in unions' success occur, they show that the patterns are not random.
mesh_terms: D006777:Hospitals, Proprietary; D006788:Hospitals, Voluntary; D007750:Labor Unions; D010067:Ownership; D010564:Personnel, Hospital; D014481:United States