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 →

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 →

10-day notice would be provided before any strike begins

KALAMAZOO, MI – Nurses working at Ascension Borgess hospital in Kalamazoo, MI voted to give their bargaining team the ability to call for a strike if necessary. 86% voted in favor of the resolution, though only a simple majority was required for it to pass. … Continue reading →

Kalamazoo, MI – Nurses at Ascension Borgess Hospital announced today that unless a tentative agreement for a new contract is reached soon, they will be holding a strike authorization vote. Negotiations between nurses and Ascension’s administration are scheduled to resume on Thursday, December 1. … Continue reading →

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 →

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 →

Lansing, MI – McLaren nurses and community members will rally outside of McLaren Greater Lansing Hospital today while holding an informational picket. The event will occur from 4pm-6:30pm. Organizers expect that attendance will be well over a hundred. … Continue reading →

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 →

96 percent yes vote gives leaders authority to call a work stoppage

ANN ARBOR – Nurses at the University of Michigan have voted overwhelmingly to authorize their elected nurse bargaining team to call a strike in protest of the university’s alleged unfair labor practices. … Continue reading →