St. Francis Hospital

Case Number: 30-UC-000400

Date Filed: 06/04/2003

Status: Closed

No. of Employees: 217

Location: Escanaba, MI

Region Assigned: Region 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Unit Description: The Laboratory Aide position was recognized as a bargaining unit part-time position in May 1973 and was a bargaining unit position until July 1982, when the part-time employee was laid off and the position was permanently eliminated. When the Laboratory Assistant position was created in October 1994, the bargaining unit leadership assumed that this was a dues paying position. The bargaining unit President was made aware that it was not a dues paying position in February 2003. The Union requested to meet with the employer to discuss the position. The employer claims that this position is not a bragaining unit position because of educational requirements. The Union requested that this position start to pay dues and be part of the bargaining unit. The employer will not grant this request.