Michigan Hospital Must Bargain With Union, US Judge Rules (1)

Oct. 25, 2024, 8:39 PM UTCUpdated: Oct. 25, 2024, 9:06 PM UTC

A Michigan hospital lost twice in its federal court dispute with the National Labor Relations Act after a judge rejected its constitutional challenge to the agency and ordered it to bargain with a union.

US District Judge Robert Jonker, a George W. Bush appointee, on Friday granted the NLRB’s request for an injunction calling on Trinity Health Grand Haven Hospital to negotiate with SEIU Healthcare Michigan for a labor contract.

Jonker separately denied Trinity Health’s bid to avoid a court order based on allegedly unconstitutional protections shielding NLRB members and administrative law judges from being fired.

The ruling on the ...

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