Our Lady of Peace ordered to rehire union supporter

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A federal judge has ordered Our Lady of Peace to rehire a worker wrongly terminated last fall for attempting to persuade fellow mental health staff members to unionize.

National Labor Relations Board Administrative Law Judge Arthur J. Amchan also ordered the psychiatric hospital to distribute literature and hold meetings to inform workers aloud that they have the right to organize.

Monday’s order “is a stunning rebuke of the anti-union policies of our Lady of Peace,” said David Warrick, executive director of Council 62 of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees. “It was clear to us from the beginning that this was a case of employer retaliation against an employee who was exercising her protected rights.”

Jewish Hospital & St. Mary’s Healthcare, the consortium that owns Our Lady of Peace, is reviewing the order, spokeswoman Barbara Mackovic said Wednesday. “We have forwarded the decision to our legal counsel for review,” she said, declining to comment further.

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