Southcoast Hospitals Group, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board

BARBADORO, District Judge.

Southcoast Hospitals Group, Inc. was created through a merger of three hospitals. One of the hospitals has a union workforce, and the union’s collective-bargaining agreement grants its members a hiring preference when filling union positions. In an effort to produce more even-handed hiring practices across its three hospitals, Southcoast adopted a policy that grants nonunion employees a similar hiring preference for nonunion positions. The union *451challenged the nonunion hiring policy, contending that it discriminates against union members in violation of section…