Our Position on Unions

St. Luke’s believes the work environment that serves the best interests of employees, management and patients is achieved through direct relationships and open dialogue.

While St. Luke’s respects employees’ right to be represented by a third party, we believe we can more effectively accomplish our mission “to improve the health of the people in the communities we serve” without the need for outside representation.

To fulfill our mission in today’s challenging health care environment we depend on all leaders, physicians, staff, volunteers and contractors to work as a team, upholding our ICARE values with mutual respect and caring.
We believe the highest quality care is best achieved through a direct, trusting and collaborative working relationship among all people serving St. Luke’s.
We want our employees to speak for themselves and to address problems on a personal level, not through a contracted, impersonal, and detached process.
We respect the dignity of each person and strive to create a just workplace where everyone is valued for their contributions.