Baylor University Medical Center v. National Labor Relations Board

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge MacKINNON.

MacKINNON, Circuit Judge:

This is the third appearance of this case in this court. It involves the permissible methods by which hospital employees may solicit union membership. In particular, the questions raised are whether the Baylor University Medical Center’s “no-solicitation” rule may properly forbid union solicitation by hospital employees in the hospital’s vending areas and cafeteria.

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In the 1974 Health Care Amendments the reach of the nation’s labor laws was extended to include hospitals. Act of July 26, 1974, Pub.L.No.93-360, 88…