On June 21st, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) convicted Saint John’s management of breaking federal labor law and interfering with its Registered Nurses’ right to form, join or assist a union. The Administrative Law Judge found that hospital management illegally interrogated RNs, illegally prohibited RNs from wearing ribbons reading “Saint John’s RNs for Safe Patient Care,” illegally threatened RNs with discipline if they continued to wear the ribbons, illegally barred off-duty employees from campaigning for the union in the hospital, illegally threatened off-duty employees with calling the police and having them arrested, illegally created the impression that off duty employees’ union activities were under surveillance.

The judge also expressly ruled that the RNs testifying against management were telling the truth and discredited management’s excuses for their behavior.