MEDIA ALERT                                         

October 4, 2007

DMC HARPER HUTZEL NURSES FILE WITH NLRB TO ORGANIZE

NURSES FROM ACROSS THE STATE
CONVERGE ON DETROIT FOR RALLY IN SUPPORT

WHEN           
Thursday, October 4, 2007 from Noon-1:00 p.m.

WHERE       
In front of Harper Hutzel Hospital (Harper at Canfield) in Detroit

WHO       
• Scores of Registered Nurses from all over Michigan;
• DMC Nurses—Organizing Committee for Change;
• Cheryl Johnson, RN, President—Michigan Nurses Association & United American Nurses
• Saundra L. Williams, President—Metro Detroit AFL-CIO

WHAT   
Rally/Demonstration to support Detroit Medical Center Harper Hutzel nurses who have filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board and are seeking a fair election, free from intimidation

WHY
As Registered Nurses at DMC hospitals in Detroit seek a voice
in addressing adverse working conditions and quality of patient care:

• DMC CEO Mike Duggan continues to utilize public funds for anti-union communications campaign
• Duggan and management team continue to ignore issues;
  use tactics that designate the majority of DMC nurses as
  “supervisors” and, thus, ineligible to organize, vote.

CONTACT
MAYRA OCAMPO, (502) 630-0606
CAROL FEUSS, MICHIGAN NURSES ASSOCIATION: (517) 230-4086

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