The employees of Claremont County Nursing Home will vote Oct. 27 on whether to join the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees. Claremont employees were given a letter Thursday outlining the election details. Employees who are eligible to vote include nursing assistants and licensed practical nurses, social workers, clerical workers, maintenance personnel, housekeeping and laundry staff. Administrators and department heads, registered nurses and security staff would not be represented by the union and will not be eligible to vote. The Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board will supervise the election and a representative from the union and from the nursing home will observe.
Voting is by secret ballot.
Ballots will be counted right after the vote. Results are expected to be announced the same day as the vote. Shppensburg kids help preserve Gettysburg monument On July 13 vandals damaged one of the more unusual monuments on the Gettysburg battlefield. But state Rep. Harry Readshaw, D-Allegheny, says benefactors, including students from Shippensburg's James Burd Elementary School, are paying repairs and future maintenance. For more than two years Readshaw has spearheaded a campaign to preserve the more than 140 battlefield monuments and markers that commemorate the actions of Pennsylvania troops in the pivotal battle of the Civil War.