Registered nurses at CommonSpirit Memorial Hospital in Chattanooga filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board to hold a union election.
The petition covers 700 full-time, regular part-time and per diem registered nurses employed at the system’s main local hospital at 2525 Desales Ave., according to the National Labor Relations Board. The petition, filed Wednesday, excludes all other employees, including registered nurses employed by other companies or agencies.
In an email to physicians and advanced practice providers Wednesday, Matt Brown, south region president at CommonSpirit Health, said the hospital received notice that the California Nurses Association/National Nurses United filed the formal election petition to organize nurses at the main Chattanooga hospital.
The petition starts a legal process to hold a secret-ballot election for registered nurses to decide whether to be represented by the association, he said.
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