Legal Opinion
National Labor Relations Board v. Sweetwater Hospital Association
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided October 10, 1979No. 77-1314PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CELEBREZZE, Circuit Judge.
This is yet another case arising under the 1974 amendments to the National Labor Relations Act extending the Act’s coverage to non-profit hospitals. The principal issue is whether the NLRB properly weighed the Congressional admonition against undue proliferation of bargaining units in health care institutions in certifying the bargaining unit in question herd. Finding no abuse of discretion, we grant the petition for enforcement.
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In 1974 the Tennessee Licensed Practical Nurses Association, Sweetwater Unit (“TLPNA”) filed a representation petition with the NLRB. It…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- National Labor Relations Board v. Cabot Carbon Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Memorial Hospital of Roxborough v. National Labor Relations BoardCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
- St. Vincent's Hospital v. The National Labor Relations BoardCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1977
- National Labor Relations Board v. Mercy Hospitals of Sacramento, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
- National Labor Relations Board v. West Suburban HospitalCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1978
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3Cited by17 opinions
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- National Labor Relations Board v. Springfield Hospital, New England Health Care Employees Union, District 1199, Nuhhce, Afl-Cio, IntervenerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1990
- UMC Physicians' Bargaining Unit of Nevada Service Employees Union v. Nevada Service Employees Union/SEIU Local 1107Nevada Supreme Court · 2008
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