NM hospital ordered to negotiate with union by NLRB

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.lcsun-news.com/ci_9862516

NM hospital ordered to negotiate with union
The Associated Press
Article Launched: 07/12/2008 01:58:21 PM MDT

LAS VEGAS, N.M.—The National Labor Relations Board has ordered a private Las Vegas hospital to bargain with a union, saying the hospital violated federal law by refusing to do so.

The ruling late last month came in response to an unfair labor practices complaint the union—District 1199 of the National Union of Hospital and Health Care Employees—filed against Alta Vista Regional Hospital.

Under the terms of the decision, Alta Vista must post a notice in its facility declaring that it had violated federal labor law and informing employees of their rights.

Nearly two-thirds of Alta Vista employees voted for last summer in favor of the union. The hospital objected to the election over some of the procedures, contending that the elected started a minute late and that some Spanish speaking employees didn't understand what they were voting on.

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