Puerto Rico, reported daily.
Friday, November 6, 2026 · UTC
Puerto Rico

Veterans Hospital maintenance workers vote to unionize in Puerto Rico

GEMA Contractors staff at San Juan Veterans Hospital voted to join SPT union.

news.pr Desk
Share on X
Stands on 6 placed sources from 2 publishers.
Israel Marrero Calderín, president of SPT, stated that 90% of votes cast supported union representation. [1] Workers employed by GEMA Contractors Services at the San Juan Veterans Hospital voted to approve union representation. [2] GEMA Contractors workers will select members for a union negotiating committee following the vote result. [3][6] Union leadership intends to begin good faith negotiations for a first collective bargaining agreement with the employer. [4] GEMA Contractors Services provides contracted exterior cleaning and grounds maintenance services at the federally operated San Juan Veterans Hospital. [5]
Proof6 sources · 2 publishers
What this stands on
  1. Israel Marrero Calderín, president of SPT, stated that 90% of votes cast supported union representation. · La Voz Digital de Puerto Rico
  2. Workers employed by GEMA Contractors Services at the San Juan Veterans Hospital voted to approve union representation. · La Voz Digital de Puerto Rico
  3. GEMA Contractors workers will select members for a union negotiating committee following the vote result. · La Voz Digital de Puerto Rico
  4. Union leadership intends to begin good faith negotiations for a first collective bargaining agreement with the employer. · La Voz Digital de Puerto Rico
  5. GEMA Contractors Services provides contracted exterior cleaning and grounds maintenance services at the federally operated San Juan Veterans Hospital. · San Juan Daily Star
  6. The union will convene GEMA employees to select members of a bargaining committee for upcoming contract negotiations. · San Juan Daily Star
We could not place any of them by their address. None is an official body: that part stands on reporting, not on the underlying document or transcript.