Contact:
Ann Kettering Sincox
517.349.5640 ext. 242 or 517.256-2312 (cell)
ann.sincox@minurses.org
or
Lisa Harrison
517.349.5640 ext. 238 or 517.927.6344
lisa.harrison@minurses.org
April 11, 2008
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
ARMC RNs reject final offer
Alpena, MI – On Thursday, April 10, the registered nurses of Alpena Regional Medical Center (ARMC) overwhelmingly rejected the Hospital’s final contract offer. The Union is still committed to negotiating a fair and reasonable contract with ARMC, but if the Hospital remains unwilling to do this the Union will focus on fact finding. The fact finder will investigate the dispute and offer a neutral opinion as to how it should be settled. The nurses, at this time, will continue to work without a contract.
“There were far too many issues at stake for the membership to agree to this offer,” said Lisa Harrison, MNA Labor Representative. “The nurses are standing firmly united in their commitment to negotiate a contract that protects both the nurses and their patients. We are not excluding any actions that may be needed to make sure the ARMC nurses have a contract that protects both them and their patients. The specific problems the nurses have within ARMC are problems that this hospital must address.”
The concerns raised by the nurses include: being asked to take concessions in retirement, longevity and insurance costs that are more severe than other unionized employees; the inability to add health and safety language and OSHA standards against violence into the contract; and the lack of input in nurse to patient staffing levels.
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The Michigan Nurses Association is the largest, most effective union for RNs in Michigan. As the voice of all registered nurses in Michigan, MNA advocates for nurses and their patients at the State Capitol, in the community and at the bargaining table. MNA is a constituent member of the United American Nurses and the American Nurses Association and an affiliate of the AFL-CIO.
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