COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) -- In a ruling from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Peak Vista Community Health Centers "violated the Act," in discharging five medical providers in the summer of 2024 -- a decision that Peak Vista leaders vow to battle in front of the labor board.

"The Regional Director has determined that the Employer violated the Act, as alleged in the second amended charge. We will be seeking reinstatement and a make-whole remedy for each of the named discriminates, as well as all available remedies to include a notice posting and reading. A proposed Settlement Agreement and Notice to Employees will be forwarded to you as soon as possible. The remaining charges are still being investigated," wrote Stephanie Stroup Scafidi, Field Examiner for the National Labor Relations Board - Region 27 Denver.

The five now-former Peak Vista medical providers claimed they were terminated for discussing unionization. They are part of a federal labor filing made in August, previously covered by KRDO13.

Peak Vista Community Health Centers, while headquartered in Colorado Springs, has 28 clinics in the Pikes Peak Region, spanning from Teller County to the eastern plains. It provides care to approximately 90,000 non-insured and underinsured individuals, according to fax filings.

The labor board is seeking reinstatements and monetary damages to correct the illegal actions, according to Andrew Guttman, a representative with the Union of American Physicians and...

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