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Windham Community Memorial Hospital Employees Vote Overwhelmingly to Remove AFT Union ‘Representation’
April 8, 2026 // Employees at Windham Community Memorial Hospital are officially free from the unwanted “representation” of American Federation of Teachers (AFT) Local 5099 union officials. Following an initial delay, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) certified the result, after an overwhelming majority of the Hospital’s workers voted to “decertify” the union in a February secret ballot vote. The decertification effort was spearheaded by Windham Hospital employee Sara Doner, who received free legal aid from National Right to Work Foundation staff attorneys during the decertification process.
Healthcare workers strike at Windham Hospital
October 26, 2022 // For the second time in four weeks, local healthcare workers in Willimantic went on strike. The nurses union put up picket lines in front of Windham Hospital four weeks ago. On Monday, the union represented skilled service workers and technical professionals working at Windham Hospital. Healthcare workers at Hartford HealthCare’s Windham Memorial Community Hospital said they have been negotiating wage increases, improvements to employee healthcare plans, and improved working conditions surrounding forced overtime.