NLRB finds merit in nurses union complaint, more filed

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.midatlanticlabor.com/appiesnet/wordpress/?p=1482

BY PAUL TUCKER
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REGION, September 27th- The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Region Four office in Philadelphia found merit in a labor Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) charge filed by the union that represents nurses at the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital in Wilkes-Barre and issued a complaint against the operators of the medical facility.

The Pennsylvania Association of Staff Nurses and Professionals (PASNAP) Union of Conshohocken Pennsylvania, represents approximately 440 nurses employed at the medical center. The Union also represents nurses employed at the Community Medical Center (CMC) on Mulberry Street in Scranton.

PASNAP and Community Health Systems (CHS) Inc., which operates the medical center, have been negotiating for more than sixteen months attempting to gain a successor contract agreement. The previous pact expired on August 30th, 2009. The two sides agreed to work under the terms and conditions of the previous contract while negotiations continue for a new pact but the employer has changed several conditions of work including forcing union officials to collect monthly union dues rather than having them collected through employees pay-checks.

The Tennessee based CHS Inc. is the largest owner of for-profit hospitals in the United States.

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[Scuba]

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