The Quality Home Care Council established the Missouri Home Care Union.  After voters passed Proposition B last November, the state created the Home Care Council.  Seventy-five percent of Missouri voters voted in favor of creating the Council.  The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services runs the Council.

The union will negotiate with home care attendants and work with the state government to make changes in policies and procedures.  Threasa Bach is a home care attendant who is in favor of the union.  

"The most important thing right now is the fact that we don't really get to say what we need to say.  It's all set up by the council," said Bach. 

She hopes that a union will help smooth out issues like the number of hours the attendants get to spend with their clients.  Right now, Bach said they are spending more time with their clients than they are currently being compensated.

Even though the Missouri Health Care Union says more than 90 percent of Home Care Attendants are in favor of the union, one particular home care agency is strongly opposed.

Integrity Home Care hires and manages home care attendants.  It says the Quality Home Care Council did not explain the union properly to the attendants who voted.  

"There's not a lot of information out there of the intent and when they're not including home care agencies in a Home Quality Care Council, for us, that's a problem,"  said Matt Brucks, HR Supervisor for Integrity Quality Care.

Legal Representation for Integrity Home Care filed a lawsuit on Tuesday in Cole County Circuit Court that challenges the union vote.  This lawsuit will force the case to appear before a judge.  Lowell Pearson, Integrity's attorney, says the procedures were not adequately implemented to ensure security and accuracy for those involved in the vote.