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MyMichigan Alma nurses authorize potential strike

10-day notice will be provided before any strike begins

Mt. Pleasant, MI – An overwhelming majority of nurses at MyMichigan Alma voted today to give their elected RN bargaining team the ability to call for a strike. 97% voted in favor with just 3% opposed. … Continue reading

Borgess nurses ratify new contract with Ascension

The deal comes after RNs had previously passed a strike authorization vote

KALAMAZOO, MI – An overwhelming majority of nurses at Ascension Borgess Hospital ratified a new contract with their hospital’s administration today. The three-year agreement covers over 300 registered nurses at the hospital. … Continue reading

Borgess nurses reach tentative agreement with Ascension

The deal comes after RNs had previously passed a strike authorization vote

KALAMAZOO, MI – Nurses at Ascension Borgess Hospital reached a tentative agreement with their hospital’s administration today for a new three-year contract. The agreement, if ratified, would cover over 300 nurses at the hospital. … Continue reading

100+ nurses, community members to rally outside Ascension Borgess

Nurses, community members hold informational picket outside of Ascension Borgess Hospital following the expiration of their contract

Kalamazoo, MI – Over one-hundred nurses and community members will rally outside of Ascension Borgess hospital today to call on Ascension executives to negotiate a new contract that includes fair wages to recruit and retain nurses and no concessions. … Continue reading

Dozens of nurses at UPHS-Bell win union election

Ishpeming, MI – With a unanimous vote of 51-0, nurses at U.P. Health System – Bell have voted to form a union with the Michigan Nurses Association.

The National Labor Relations Board counted the ballots from the mail-in election at their offices in Milwaukee on Tuesday. … Continue reading