Nurses at the four UnityPoint Health-Des Moines hospitals have announced plans to unionize, citing wages, patient care. Here's what you need to know:

Nurses at UnityPoint Health-Des Moines announced on Tuesday that they’re looking to unionize in an effort to achieve better pay, benefits, and a safer environment for staff and patients. Tuesday afternoon a news conference was held by nurses to address why they’re forming a union.

Nurses at Des Moines' Methodist, Blank and Lutheran hospitals are being asked to join an effort that could lead to an employee union, two organizers of the effort tell Axios. Why it matters: The employees are seeking better pay and working conditions,

Nurses at UnityPoint Health hospitals in the Des Moines metro gathered with the Teamsters Local 90 union Tuesday to begin an effort to unionize. Representatives for the nurses said that it was done to combat stagnant wages and unaffordable health insurance.

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