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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

U of M Nurses Reach Tentative Contract Agreement

6,200 nurses have been working without a contract since July 1

ANN ARBOR – The Michigan Nurses Association-University of Michigan Professional Nurse Council (MNA-UMPNC) has reached a tentative agreement with the university after more than two months of working without a contract. … Continue reading