With nearly 60% of the vote, nurses at eight hospitals across Southeast Michigan have voted to unionize. According to the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) Region 7-Detroit office, more than 8,300 nurses voted over the course of three days last week 4,

Teamsters announced the vote Friday afternoon. A total of 9,600 nurses at nine different hospitals voted. It was one of the largest National Labor Relations Board elections in almost 20 years.

Ballots by the nurses at the largest health system in Michigan were counted in the National Labor Relations Board election, said a message sent out.

Among 9,775 eligible voters, 4,958 voted in favor of unionizing. There were 2,957 votes against. The union will represent nurses at nine locations.

This historic election of more than 9,600 nurses at nine different hospitals across Southeastern Michigan is one of the largest National Labor Relations Board elections in more than 20 years.

Tallying begins Friday. The nurses submitted a petition for a 9,618-member bargaining unit. If approved, it would represent nurses at 9 hospitals.

Unless one of the parties objects to the election, certification will occur after five business days, according to the National Labor Relations Board.