An administrative law judge recently held that a hospital violated the National Labor Relations Act by refusing to provide the National Nurses Union (NNU) with copies of an internal nurse research and quality survey and staffing matrix. According to the ALJ, while substantial claims of confidentiality may justify refusals to furnish otherwise relevant information, the fact that the hospital had reason to believe that the union would provide internal staffing and patient care survey information to the press did not warrant such refusal.
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