Legal Opinion
Providence Alaska Medical Center v. National Labor Relations Board
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 18, 1997No. Nos. 96-70595, 96-70649PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge THOMPSON; Dissent by Judge NOONAN.
DAVID R. THOMPSON, Circuit Judge:
The issue we decide in this case is whether registered nurses (RNs) who are employed by a medical center as “charge nurses” are “supervisors” within the meaning of Section 2(11) of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), 29 U.S.C. § 152(11).
The Alaska Nurses Association (Alaska Nurses) petitioned the National Labor Relations Board (the Board) to become the union representative for the RNs employed by Providence Alaska Medical Center (Providence). The Board conducted a representation hearing and the Regional…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Boire v. Greyhound Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1964
- National Labor Relations Board v. Yeshiva UniversitySupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- National Labor Relations Board v. Health Care & Retirement Corp. of AmericaSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- National Labor Relations Board v. Res-Care, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
- National Labor Relations Board v. St. Francis Hospital of Lynwood, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Overstreet v. Thomas Davis Medical Centers, PCDistrict Court, D. Arizona · 1997
- Providence Alaska Medical Center v. National Labor Relations Board, and Alaska Nurses Association and American Nurses Association, Respondents-Intervenors. National Labor Relations Board, and Alaska Nurses Association and American Nurses Association, Petitioners-Intervenors v. Providence Alaska Medical CenterCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1997