After nurses held a “practice strike” outside the Adrian hospital on Tuesday, ProMedica executives dropped their demands for two-tier retirement and improved nurses’ wages

Adrian, MI – MNA Nurses reached a tentative agreement for a new contract with ProMedica executives late in the evening yesterday. … Continue reading →

10-day notice would be provided before any strike date is set

Adrian, MI – Nurses at ProMedica Charles and Virginia Hickman Hospital have announced the results of their strike authorization vote today as bargaining for a new contract resumed. … Continue reading →

As nurses, our patients trust us to help and heal them when they sustain harm due to the conditions in their everyday lives. To honor that sacred trust, it is our duty to speak up for every human being’s right to a life free from violence and the traumas of war. … Continue reading →

Lansing, MI – Nurses today testified before the House Health Policy Committee in favor of a bipartisan legislative plan to set safe limits on the number of patients nurses can be assigned, curb excessive mandatory nurse overtime, and require hospitals to disclose their RN staffing levels. … Continue reading →

Lansing, MI – In response to the Michigan House Health Policy Committee announcing a hearing to be held Thursday on the Safe Patient Care Act, Jamie Brown, RN, a critical care nurse and president of the Michigan Nurses Association, put out the following statement:

“For years, frontline nurses have been sounding the alarm about the decisions that hospital executives have been making in our hospitals. … Continue reading →

Aurora Medical Center – Bay Area nurses and healthcare professionals reach tentative agreement for new contract

Marinette, WI – Nurses and healthcare professionals reached a tentative agreement for a new contract with Aurora executives late in the evening last night. … Continue reading →

Ann Arbor, MI – Nurses are raising the alarm after Michigan Medicine executives have started to make changes at the hospital. Recently, administration announced plans to enact budget cuts and outsource the Hospital Care at Home unit to the venture capital firm Medically Home. … Continue reading →

Lansing, MI – The Michigan Nurses Association, the largest organization for registered nurses and healthcare professionals in the state, launched its ad campaign today on streaming platforms in support of the bipartisan Safe Patient Care Act. It’s estimated that the ads will generate nearly 2 million impressions over the course of the campaign. … Continue reading →

Agreement includes competitive compensation, short-staffing fines

Lapeer, MI – Registered nurses at McLaren Lapeer Region Hospital voted overwhelmingly Thursday to ratify a new 3-year contract that takes effect immediately.

“We’re pleased and proud that our solidarity ultimately produced an agreement that focuses on safe staffing to protect our patients and competitive compensation to attract nurses and keep the ones we have,” said Carie Babcock, RN, a nurse at McLaren Lapeer and the president of their local Michigan Nurses Association (MNA) bargaining unit. … Continue reading →

Lapeer, MI – Registered nurses at McLaren Lapeer Region Hospital have reached a tentative contract agreement after months of bargaining and a previous unanimous vote to give their bargaining team the ability to call for a strike if necessary.

“Nurses care deeply about the future of our hospital and our patients,” said Carie Babcock, RN, a nurse at McLaren Lapeer and president of their local Michigan Nurses Association (MNA) bargaining unit. … Continue reading →