Labor board rules in favor of Kittanning union's complaint against hospital
Source: Trib Live
By Brad Pedersen
ACMH Hospital officials are going to have to allow its technicians and licensed practical nurses union members to make their own schedules after the National Labor Relations Board determined the hospital illegally ended the practice last July.
The ruling, announced in a news release issued by the union on Tuesday, gives hospital officials until Friday to begin allowing the scheduling practice again, said Curtis Dahn, spokesman for the Pennsylvania Association of Staff Nurses and Allied Professionals union that represents the workers.
“We're going to wait to see if the hospital settles the charge by fixing what they did wrong and allowing the technicians and LPNs to do their own scheduling,” Dahn said. “That's what I expect them to do, but if they don't, we'll file a complaint and this will move to a trial with the National Labor Relations Board.”
Hospital officials could not be reached for comment Tuesday evening.
FULL story at link. Brad Pedersen is a staff writer for Trib Total Media. He can be reached at 724-543-1303, ext. 1337, or bpedersen@tribweb.com.
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