ARMC Nurses & Professionals: Report Anti-Union Intimidation & Retaliation

Nurses and Licensed Professionals at Anaheim Regional Medical Center are reporting that members of the management team are telling employees that they may not wear scrubs or other items that have the SEIU 121RN name and/or logo. Has this happened to you, or have you witnessed management engaging in this behavior? We need to know! Keeping your union informed is the first step in ensuring your rights are protected.

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Describe in the box below how management attempted to retaliate against you for engaging in protected union activity. Examples may include:
  • Management telling employees that they cannot wear scrubs displaying the union's name or logo.
  • Management telling employees that they cannot wear stickers, buttons, badges, or other items displaying the union's name or logo.
  • Other illegal anti-union activity: if you are unsure, fill out the form and we will follow up with you.

Federal labor laws protect Union Healthcare Workers like you to visibly and vocally support your union. It’s important that you know what they are…

BY LAW Healthcare
Workers CAN:

  • Talk about forming a union while at work, just as you would other topics such as vacations, your children, or favorite movies;

  • Read or distribute materials about forming a union during breaks, meal periods, and before and after work in non-work areas (eg., break room, cafeteria);

  • Sign and/or ask co-workers to sign union cards or petitions during breaks, meal periods, and before and after work. Cards or petitions can be signed anywhere except areas where patients receive treatment (unless the facility has a preexisting rule that prohibits any solicitation in work areas);

  • Attend meetings about the union;

  • Talk with each other and the public about staffing, pay, benefits, and other conditions at your work place.
BY LAW Administration
CANNOT:
  • Prohibit workers from talking about the union if you are allowed to talk about other topics;
  • Ask you whether you support forming a union;
  • Engage in surveillance of union supporters or activities;
  • Harass or intimidate workers for supporting a union;
  • Ask workers to remove union items such as Union scrubs, buttons and pens (unless there is a preexisting rule that prohibits items in patient care areas that is enforced against all types of items);
  • Prohibit workers from sharing information about staffing, pay, benefits, and other conditions at your work place;
  • Retailiate against workers who are involved in union organizing or who display their support for the union and its objectives.

Source: National Labor Relations Act.29 USC 151-169.

Published On: May 14, 2025|Categories: Anaheim Regional Medical Center|

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