Good afternoon. 

I wanted to follow up on my previous email regarding the nurses’ union’s (HPAE) filing of a Petition for Election to represent some of our technical team members at Cooper. Yesterday, Cooper’s attorneys filed a position statement with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), as required, informing the NLRB that we will challenge several issues in the Petition.

The next step in this process is a hearing on the Petition challenges with the NLRB on July 10, 2023. This hearing will determine which team members will be eligible to vote and the date and time of the election. The NLRB will make its determination on these issues after the hearing. It is likely that the election, which will be by secret ballot, will be scheduled in late July or early August at times convenient for our team members to vote.

We will notify you well in advance of the election to allow for as many team members as possible to vote. The outcome of any election, as you know, is determined those who actually show up and vote.

If you have any questions about the upcoming secret ballot election, you should ask your supervisors or HR Business Partners.

Thank you for continuing to educate yourself about this process.

Have a great weekend and a happy Fourth of July.

Beth Green, SVP & Chief HR Officer