Promulgating and maintaining overly broad rules regarding

- “unauthorized access to hospital during or after work hours”

- “unauthorized solicitation for any cause during work hours or unauthorized distribution of literature during work and/or in direct patient care areas.”

The Board filed a complaint against CMCH in March of this year. Subsequently CMCH put new rules in place effective June 9, 2006. However, the Board found that CMCH’s new rules were still too broad.

The amended complaint includes two allegations involving activities protected by the National Labor Relations Act. First, CMCH “threatened to discontinue an employee benefit because its employees were engaging in activities protected by the Act.” CMCH also violated the Act by disciplining the CMCHRNA President because she assisted the union and because they wanted to discourage other employees from engaging in protected concerted activities. The complaint orders the hospital to:

- Rescind all illegal rules and take corrective action for any employees who were disciplined on the basis of the illegal rules.

- Rescind the President’s discipline because it was given illegally

- Post appropriate notices as required by law.

- Make employees whole for any loss of earnings and benefits

The hearing on the NLRB complaint against Central Michigan Community Hospital is scheduled for November 29, 2006

The Michigan Nurses Association, nurses' voice for 100 years, is the largest nurses' union in the State of Michigan . The Michigan Nurses Association (MNA) promotes the economic and general welfare of nurses in the workplace, fosters high standards of nursing practice, and lobbies the legislature and regulatory agencies on health care issues affecting nurses and recipients of nursing services. MNA is a constituent member of the American Nurses Association and the United American Nurses, as well as an affiliate of the AFL-CIO .

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