Swedish Medical Center

National Labor Relations Board - Unpublished Board Decisions

Dec 15, 2009

19-RC-015245 (N.L.R.B. Dec. 15, 2009)

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
BEFORE THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD
SWEDISH MEDICAL CENTER
Employer
and Case 19-RC- 15245
SEIU HEALTHCARE DISTRICT 11 99NW
Petitioner
ORDER
The Employer's Request for Review of the Regional Director's Decision and
Direction of Election is denied as it raises no substantial issues warranting review.
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WILMA B. LIEBMAN, CHAIRMAN
PETER C. SCHAUMBER, MEMBER
Dated, Washington, D.C., December 15, 2009
Effective midnight December 28, 2007, Members Liebman, Schaumber, Kirsanow, and
Walsh delegated to Members Liebman, Schaumber, and Kirsanow, as a three-member
group, all of the Board's powers in anticipation of the expiration of the terms of Members
Kirsanow and Walsh on December 31, 2007. Pursuant to this delegation, Chainnan
Liebman and Member Schaumber constitute a quorum of the three-member group. As a
quorum, they have the authority to issue decisions and orders in unfair labor practice and
representation cases. See Sec. 3(b) of the Act. See Narricot Industries, L.P. v.
NLRB,_F.3d_, 2009 WL 4016113 (4th Cir. Nov. 20, 2009); Snell Island SNF LLC v.
NLRB, 568 F.3d 410 (2d Cir. 2009), petition for cert. filed 78 U.S.L.W. 3130 (U.S. Sept.
11, 2009) (No. 09-328); New Process Steel v. NLRB, 564 F.3d 840 (7th Cir. 2009), cert.
granted - S.Ct. 2009 WL 1468482 (U.S. Nov. 2, 2009); Northeastern Land
Services v. NLRB, 560 F.3d 36 (1 st Cir. 2009), petition for cert. filed 78 U.S.L.W. 3098
(U.S. Aug. 18, 2009) (No. 09-213). But see Laurel Baye Healthcare ofLake Lanier, Inc.
v. NLRB, 564 F.3d 469 (D.C. Cir. 2009), petition for cert. filed 78 U.S.L.W. 3185 (U.S.
Sept. 29, 2009) (No. 09-377).