Legal Opinion
St. Vincent's Hospital v. The National Labor Relations Board
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided December 15, 1977No. 77-1027PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
WEIS, Circuit Judge.
When the National Labor Relations Act was extended to health care institutions, one of the objectives was to avoid disruptions in patient care. Diagnosing fragmentation of bargaining units as a potential obstruction to that aim, congressional committees advised the National Labor Relations Board to prevent proliferation. In this appeal, we agree with a hospital’s contention that the Board failed to heed that admonition. Accordingly, the Board’s order will be set aside and enforcement denied.
The NLRB certified as an appropriate bargaining unit a group of…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Packard Motor Car Co. v. National Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Memorial Hospital of Roxborough v. National Labor Relations BoardCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
3Cited by34 opinions
- National Labor Relations Board v. St. Francis Hospital of Lynwood, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
- Stieberger v. HecklerDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1985
- California Pacific Medical Center v. National Labor Relations Board, National Labor Relations Board v. California Pacific Medical CenterCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1996
- Mary Thompson Hospital, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board, Local 399, International Union of Operating Engineers, InterveningCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1980
- Edgewood Nursing Center, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board, Teamsters Local Union No. 800, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1978
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