SEIU files labor complaints against nursing home operator

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.midatlanticlabor.com/appiesnet/wordpress/?p=1685

BY PAUL TUCKER
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REGION, July 5th- The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Healthcare Pennsylvania, North 2nd Street in Harrisburg, filed multiple labor complaint’s with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Region Four office in Philadelphia alleging a nursing home operator in Northeastern Pennsylvania violated the National Labor Relations Act (NLRAct).

The SEIU filed a Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) complaint on May 26th, 2011 and again on June 22nd, 2011 against a nursing home operator in Lake Ariel.

The SEIU filed the ULP’s against Brighten & Julia Ribaudo, Golf Park Drive in Lake Ariel, alleging the nursing home operator violated Section 8 (a)(5) of the NLRAct.

According to the complaints, which were reviewed by the newspaper, the SEIU represents approximately 140 workers employed at the nursing home facility.

“Since on or about March 22nd, 2011, and at all times thereafter, the above named employer, by its officers, agents, and representatives, has by refusing to execute a negotiated Collective Bargaining Agreemnt, failed and refused to bargain collectively and in good faith with SEIU Healthcare Pennsylvania, a labor organization, designated or selected by a majority of the employees of said employer in an appropriate unit for the purposes of collective bargaining in respect to rates of pay, wages, hours of employment, and other conditions of employment,” states the May 26th complaint.

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