TWO LENGTHY, UNSCHEDULED negotiation sessions over the weekend between the nurses union and UP Health System-Marquette may have opened up lines of communication, but they may be "too little too late," to avoid a strike, according to a union spokesman. The two sessions each lasted about seven hours, according to union ... Continue Reading
Nurses Negotiate with the Hospital Amid Tension, Layoffs and Outsourcing
IT HASN'T GOTTEN much play in the media, but the nurses' union has just begun negotiations on a new contract with UP Health System-Marquette. It comes at a time when the brand spanking new $300 million dollar hospital arises alongside US-41...and when a quiet sense of turmoil and uncertainty lingers in the halls of the ... Continue Reading