[KarlInOhio]

Nearly 27,000 of the state’s enrolled 109,000 personal care attendants were eligible to vote in the election — primarily those who work for people whose care is covered by the federal Medicaid program. Only 5,872 workers — 21 percent of those eligible — cast ballots. However, the threshold requires only a majority of ballots cast. Of those who voted, 60 percent opted to join the union.

So 3500 workers can force 109,000 to join the union? Yeah, that seems fair.

[Sgt_Schultze]

Not so far from how the federal government works. When controversial subjects present in the Supreme Court, if the delicate balance is 5/4, a single justice - Kennedy usually, becomes king of the US, as that fifth opinion becomes the law for 300+ million Americans.

[DB]

So if they had gotten 3 people to vote and 2 voted for unionization, all 109,000 would have to join...

Sounds very unionesque...

[Mrs. P]

Sort of like the news story years ago from the hospital where I worked. The union was bragging about a whole department that they were able to get unionized! Only problem was the numbers, which were NOT reported in the story. Four guys - one signed a card to unionize. No vote was needed because they had their percentage and bam, unionization! The one guy who signed was real sorry too, there were changes made in their work by the union’s rules that made his job way less enjoyable.

[TurboZamboni]

MOBocracy

[wbarmy]

And as they did in Michigan, the date and time of the vote was probably only sent to reliable voters, the rest probably did not know the elections was event asking place. This is what started the voter fire in Michigan, the home health care workers found out they had been ripped off. I hope that when all of the home health care workers start seeing union dues flying out of their wallets, the same bonfire gets started there.