HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2019.07.18 - 32077REPORT MISC. #192141 July 18, 2019
BY: Commissioner Nancy Quarles, Chairperson, Legislative Affairs and Government Operations
Committee
IN RE: MR #19214 — BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS — DECLARATION OF SUPPORT FOR THE
REGISTERED NURSES' OF BEAUMONT ROYAL OAK RIGHT TO ORGANIZE WITHOUT COERCION,
INTIMIDATION OR OTHER INFLUENCE
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
The Legislative Affairs and Government Operations Committee, having reviewed the above -referenced
resolution on July 8, 2019, reports with the recommendation that the resolution be adopted.
Chairperson, on behalf of the Legislative Affairs and Government Operations Committee, I move the
acceptance of the foregoing report.
Commissions Nan y Quarles, District #17
Chairperso , egislative Affairs and Government
Operations Committee
LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE VOTE:
Motion carried on a roll call vote with Taub voting no and Gingell absent.
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION
BY: Commissioners Dave T. Woodward, District #19; Christine Long rstrict
#20; Penny Luebs, District ## 6 at
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IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS — ECLARATION OF SUPPORTFOR THE
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NURSES' OF BEAUMONT ROYAL OAK RIGHT TO ORGANIZE WITHOUT COERCION, INTIMIDATION
OR OTHER INFLUENCE
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS registered nurses at Beaumont Royal Oak are committed to advocating for their patients and
securing the ability to provide the best care possible at all times; and
WHEREAS Beaumont Royal Oak RNs have come together to form their union with the Michigan Nurses
Association (MNA) in order to have a voice in their practice and working conditions; and
WHEREAS it is all workers right to determine for themselves whether to join a union, and that process
should take place without the employer's coercion, intimidation or other influence; and
WHEREAS nurses report that Beaumont Royal Oak is engaged in activities such as removing nurses from
their patient care duties to attend meetings by outside consultants sharing anti -union information; and
WHEREAS the resources of the nonprofit Beaumont Royal Oak should be directed at supporting patient
care, not paying consultants/companies to defeat their employees' organizing drive; and
WHEREAS the health and well-being of Beaumont patients and the rights of Beaumont employees are of
concern to all in Oakland County.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Commission urges Beaumont Royal Oak
to cease and desist its anti -union activities and demonstrate neutrality in the nurses' organizing drive while
ensuring that all meetings by Beaumont and MNA, both individual and group, are strictly voluntary and done
outside work hours.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that in the spirit of American democracy, both MNA and Beaumont should
respect the right of registered nurses to make a decision regarding unionization in an atmosphere free of
intimidation.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that in order to protect patients, there should be nothing related to the
organizing drive that interferes with work and no one should be taken away from patient care duties while
at work to discuss it.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Beaumont is urged to provide a work environment free of coercion,
misinformation, intimidation and outside influence regarding the nurses" organizing drive.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Clerk is requested to forward copies of this
resolution to Beaumont Health CEO John Fox and Beaumont Royal Oak President Nancy Susick.
Chairperson, we move the adoption of the foregoing resolution
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Resolution #19214 June 12, 2019
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the Legislative Affairs and Government Operations Committee.
There were no objections.
Resolution #19214 July 18, 2019
Moved by Miller seconded by Quarles the resolution be adopted.
Moved by Quarles seconded by Miller the Legislative Affairs and Government Operations Report be
accepted.
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the report was accepted.
Discussion followed.
Vote on resolution:
AYES: Long, Luebs, Markham, McGillivray, Miller, Nelson, Powell, Quarles, Weipert, Woodward,
Zack, Gershenson, Jackson. (13)
NAYS: Kuhn, Middleton, SpiSZ, Taub, Gingell, Hoffman, Kochenderfer, Kowall. (8)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the resolution was adopted.
STATE OF IVIICI-IIGAN)
COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
I, Lisa Brown, Clerk of the County of Oakland, do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution is a true and
accurate copy of a resolution adopted by the Oakland County Board of Commissioners on July 18, 2019,
with the original record thereof now remaining in my office.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Circuit Court at Pontiac,
Michigan this 18lh day of July, 2019.
Lisa Brown, Oakland County