Adrian, MI – Local Michigan Nurses Association nurses overwhelmingly voted to ratify their tentative agreement for a new contract with ProMedica. Ratification meetings were held throughout the day and into the evening Wednesday. Ballots were counted after the last meeting concluded. In addition to protecting retirement and improving wages, nurses were able to:
Establishment of an equitable system to place nurses on the wage scale by years of licensure;
Language to limit the cost of healthcare premiums paid by nurses;
Stronger protections limiting the use of mandatory OT;
Establishment of basic health and safety language including the contractual right to PPE and protections against violence in the workplace;
Additional language to assure that assignment despite objection forms to document unsafe staffing submitted by nurses will be properly addressed.
Here is the statement on behalf of ProMedica Hickman Hospital: “ProMedica Hickman Hospital is pleased that the MNA membership has ratified the contract. The contract underscores our commitment to providing all our employees with fair and market-competitive wages and benefits. It also reflects our long-standing commitment to supporting and promoting a culture of high-quality care and patient safety – both being areas in which the hospital has been regularly recognized as an industry leader.”
Approximately 140 nurses are covered under the agreement, which takes effect immediately.
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