Roosevelt Hospital v. New York State Labor Relations Board

Chief Judge Fuld.

The court granted leave to appeal in this case to consider, primarily, whether there was reasonable basis for the action of the State Labor Relations Board in extending the life of the union certification beyond the customary one-year period, despite a turnover of employees, and even though the delay in bargaining was attributable to the union.

In an election held in December of 1966, four of the seven pharmacists employed by the Roosevelt Hospital, a nonprofitmaking hospital, located in New York City, voted in favor of representation by Local 1199, Drug and Hospital Union.…