Monmouth Medical Center v. National Labor Relations Board, Hospital Professional and Allied Employees of New Jersey, Intervenor

OPINION OF THE COURT

JAMES HUNTER, III, Circuit Judge:

I

This case is before the Court on a petition by Monmouth Medical Center (the Hospital) to review, and a cross-application of the National Labor Relations Board (the Board) to enforce, an order issued by the Board against the Hospital. 1 The order directs the Hospital to bargain collectively with the Hospital Professionals and Allied Employees of New Jersey (the Union). It is predicated on the Board’s decision that the Hospital’s refusal to bargain with the Union constituted an unfair labor practice in violation of section 8(a)(1) and (5) of…