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- Title: St. Joseph's Hospital v. Wisconsin
- Author : Supreme Court of Wisconsin
- Release Date : January 03, 1953
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 68 KB
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St. Joseph's hospital is a voluntary association operating a hospital in the city of Ashland, and will be hereinafter referred
to as 'the employer.' Building Service Employees International Union, Local 198, affiliated with the Building Service Employees
International Union and the American Federation of Labor, is a labor organization with offices in the city of Ashland, and
will be hereinafter referred to as 'the union.' The Wisconsin Employment Relations Board will hereinafter be referred to as
'the board.' Early in 1951 the nonprofessional employees of the employer, including the janitors, firemen, engineers, laundry
workers, kitchen and dining room help, nurses aides, orderlies, and maintenance employees took steps to organize a union.
A charter was obtained and officers were elected on February 22, 1951. Thereafter the union negotiated with the employer relative
to a collective bargaining contract but without success. On March 1 the union filed a petition with the board to conduct an
election among the nonprofessional employees to determine their choice of bargaining agent. The election was held on March
27, and on April 2, 1951, the union was certified as the bargaining representative for those employees. On August 10, 1951,
the employer and the union entered into a collective bargaining agreement. On September 6, 1951, one Ernestine Daigle, a nurses aid, was discharged by the employer. The union interceded and asked
for her reinstatement. Attempts to arbitrate the matter failed, and on November 20, 1951, the union filed a complaint with
the board, charging the employer with unfair labor practices in violation of the provisions of ch. 111 of the Wisconsin statutes.
The employer answered, denied the allegations of the complaint insofar as it alleged unfair labor practices, and filed a counterclaim
charging the union with unfair labor practices.