Washington State Nurses Ass'n v. National Labor Relations Board

PAEZ, Circuit Judge:

Petitioner Washington State Nurses Association (“WSNA”) seeks review of the National Labor Relations Board’s (“NLRB” or “Board”) decision that Sacred Heart Medical Center’s (“Sacred Heart”) ban on union buttons bearing the message “RNs Demand Safe Staffing,” did not constitute an unfair labor practice in violation of the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA” or “Act”). 1 This ease calls on us to reaffirm the cardinal principle of agency review: an agency’s decision must be supported by substantial evidence in the record. Because the Board’s decision here was not, we grant…