U.P. RNs are demanding fair contract, fair treatment

SAULT STE. MARIE, MI – Michigan Nurses Association (MNA) nurses at MyMichigan Medical Center Sault started their 5-day strike this morning, united in their demands for a fair contract that will ensure the community can recruit and retain enough nurses. … Continue reading →

SAULT STE. MARIE, MI – The Michigan Nurses Association (MNA) has filed federal unfair labor practice charges against MyMichigan Medical Center Sault on behalf of members there.

As previously announced, MNA nurses will hold a five-day strike in protest of the hospital’s unfair labor practices and in demand of a fair contract. … Continue reading →

Team gives executives 10-day notice; hospital spending millions on software instead of staff

SAULT STE. MARIE, MI – Registered nurses at MyMichigan Medical Center Sault late Wednesday delivered 10-day notice of an unfair labor practice strike to hospital executives. … Continue reading →

Sault Ste. Marie, MI – Nurses at MyMichigan Medical Center Sault voted last night to authorize their bargaining team to be able to call for an unfair labor practice strike should it be necessary. A 10-day notice would be provided to MyMichigan before any strike begins. … Continue reading →

Sault Ste. Marie, MI – Over 150 MNA nurses and community members held an informational picket outside of MyMichigan Medical Center Sault earlier today.

“We are fighting to make sure that patients are always the center of our community hospital,” said Colleen Waucaush, RN, and president of the MNA local at MyMichigan Sault. … Continue reading →

Sault Ste. Marie, MI – MNA nurses at MyMichigan Medical Center Sault will be rallying at an informational picket outside of the hospital on Tuesday, March 12 from 4:30pm-6:30pm. Nurses are in negotiations for their first contract with the health system since the hospital was purchased. … Continue reading →

Kalamazoo, MI – Michigan Nurses Association RNs are raising the alarm about Ascension’s decision to no longer use a specialty facility to care for patients who are experiencing a mental health crisis when going to the emergency room at Borgess. … Continue reading →

Allegan, MI – MNA nurses at an Ascension Hospital in Allegan are set to receive an average raise of 26% over the next three years. Some nurses will be receiving raises above 30%. In addition to the raises, RNs were able to win fairer scheduling practices that will improve work life balance. … Continue reading →

Adrian, MI – MNA nurses overwhelmingly voted to ratify their tentative agreement for a new contract. Ratification meetings were held throughout the day and into the evening yesterday. Ballots were counted after the last meeting concluded.

“This is union democracy in action,” said Tracy Webb, a critical care nurse and president of the Michigan Nurses Association (MNA) local at ProMedica Charles and Virginia Hickman Hospital in Adrian. … Continue reading →

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 →