ValleyCare workers at Northside Medical Center to file NLRB charges

YOUNGSTOWN — The more than 300 professional, technical and other employees represented by the Service Employees International Union District 1199 at ValleyCare’s Northside Medical Center say they are contemplating filing federal unfair labor practice charges with the National Labor Relations Board for failing to bargain in good faith with the union.

Workers began negotiations nearly eight months ago with ValleyCare executives, beginning Jan. 29 and have now been working without a contract since April 1.

Since talks began, ValleyCare executives have only agreed to meet as little as once per month and have even canceled bargaining sessions scheduled between employees and management, the union said in a news release today.

Hospital employees will meet privately with their union bargaining committee on Wednesday to discuss and vote on next steps as they work to bargain a fair contract.

The next scheduled bargaining dates are set for Sept. 29 and Oct. 28.