Mt. Clemens General Hospital v. National Labor Relations Board

OPINION

MOORE, Circuit Judge.

Petitioner Mt. Clemens General Hospital (“Hospital”) seeks review of the National Labor Relations Board’s (“NLRB” or “Board”) decision that the Hospital’s prohibition of “No F.O.T.” buttons constituted an unfair labor practice in violation of the National Labor Relations Act (“Act”). The NLRB and, as an intervenor, the Union responsible for distributing the buttons seek enforcement of the NLRB’s decision and order.

The Union distributed “No F.O.T.” buttons to registered nurses (“RNs”) at the Hospital in support of its opposition to “forced overtime.” Soon after the…