Child care providers have overwhelmingly voted to be represented by a union in collective bargaining with the state over better pay and other benefits.

Child Care Providers United reported during a Facebook livestream on Monday that 97% of the ballots mailed in between June 22 and July 22 favored representation. At least 43,000 child care workers will be eligible to join the union, which is a partnership between labor groups SEIU and AFSCME.

<p>Child care providers have overwhelmingly voted to be represented by a union in collective bargaining with the state over better pay and other benefits.</p>
<p><a href="https://childcareprovidersunited.org/">Child Care Providers United</a>&nbsp;reported during a&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/CCPUCalifornia/">Facebook livestream</a>&nbsp;on Monday that 97% of the ballots mailed in between June 22 and July 22 favored representation. At least 43,000 child care workers will be eligible to join the union, which is a partnership&nbsp;between labor groups&nbsp;<a href="https://www.seiu.org/">SEIU</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.afscme.org/">AFSCME</a>.</p>

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