Michigan Nurses Association at MyMichigan Medical Center in the Sault has been working with an expired contract since Dec. 31, 2023, and is currently engaged in an unfair labor practice strike at the site.
The full text of a release from MyMichigan in response to yesterday's statement from the Michigan Nurses Association follows.
The parties met yesterday with a state and federal mediator present. No agreement or progress was made, and the parties have adjourned for the day at the recommendation of the mediator. The mediators have requested information from both parties. The next bargaining session is scheduled to occur on May 10.
While MyMichigan would have preferred that no strike would have occurred, we are proud and thankful for all team members who provided excellent care to the community during the strike. Often out of adversity, something positive can be gained, and that happened here.
“There is something very special about working in health care. For one, we have the privilege to take care of our communities. But, in the case of our nurses’ strike, we have been given the unique opportunity to work alongside nurses and staff from across our health system and learn from one another,” said Marissa Palmer, D.N.P., R.N., strike staffing plan manager and system director trauma and critical/progressive care. “We continue to hear from support staff how they feel very comfortable and welcomed. Even greater, they’ve shared that while working arm and arm, together they are generating ideas, workflows and efficiencies to bring back to their units and have grown as teammates and nurses as a result of this process.”
We look forward to Saturday when the strike will end, our nurses will return, and we can build upon that teamwork to continue to provide excellent care to the community.
