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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 �� IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS — ECLARATION OF SUPPORTFOR THE #19214 G.t'y meGil `vrate District GISTERED 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 ommissioner David T. Wood ard District #19 P Com mi Distr et #20 Corenissionpri District # Commissioner District # WAV Commissioner District # Commissioner District # Commissioner District # Commissioner Christine Long District #7 Commissioiier Penny Luebs District #16 (2/1 6f,A14ey----) Commlissioner District # lj Commissioner District # ) Commissioner District # Commissioner District # Commissioner District # Commissioner Commissioner District # District # Commissioner Commissioner District # District # Commissioner Commissioner District # District # Commissioner Commissioner District # District # Commissioner Commissioner District # District # Commissioner Commissioner District # District # 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