AltaVista Hospital was ordered to post the following announcement in the hospital. However, the hospital's administrators have refused to follow the order. Read on and see why they do not want you to see this. 

 (The word “We” below refers to the hospital administration.“You” refers to hospital employees.)

NOTICE TO EMPLOYEES

Posted by Order of the National Labor Relations Board

An Agency of the United States Government

The National Labor Relations Board has found that we violated Federal labor law and has ordered us to post and obey this notice.

FEDERAL LAW GIVES YOU THE RIGHT TO:

Form, join, or assist a union; 

Choose representatives to bargain with us on your behalf; 

Choose not to engage in any of these protected activities 

WE WILL NOT do anything that interferes with these rights. More particularly:

WE WILL NOT threaten employees that they have no right to Union representation at an investigatory meeting that may reasonably lead to disciplinary action.

WE WILL NOT refuse to recognize and bargain with National Union of Hospital and Health Care Employees District 1199 NM as the exclusive bargaining representative….

[This section goes on to list the employees covered – almost all of those who are not management. Note: this is an appendix to the actual ruling made on June 11, 2010. All but one small piece is here. The full ruling can be found at http://www.nlrb.gov/shared_files/Board%20Decisions/355/v35543.pdf]

WE WILL NOT refuse to provide information to the Union that it needs to perform its duties as the exclusive bargaining representative of the current bargaining Unit described above.

WE WILL NOT unilaterally change the wages, hours, or working conditions of  Unit employees without first notifying the Union of planned changes and providing the Union with a meaningful opportunity to bargain over these changes and the effects of these changes.

WE WILL recognize and bargain with the Union and put in writing and sign any agreement reached on terms and conditions of employment for our employees in the Unit.

WE WILL immediately provide the Union with the information it requested of us on January 12, 2009, and any other information the Union requests that it needs to represent you.

WE WILL immediately reinstate Bernice Abeyta to her former position with full seniority and all other rights and privileges previously enjoyed byher.

WE WILL make Bernice Abeyta whole, with interest, for any loss of earnings or benefits resulting from her discharge.

WE WILL expunge and physically remove from our files any references to the discharge of Bernice Abeyta and notify her, in writing, that such action has been accomplished and that the expunged material will not be used as a basis for any future personnel action against her or made reference to in any response or inquiry from any employer, prospective employer, employment agency, unemployment insurance office, or reference-seeker.