Unionized nurses and pharmacists at Hurley Medical Center in Flint, Mich., are on a quest to speak to hospital board members about issues they feel need to be addressed, reports MLive.
The workers, represented by Registered Nurses and Registered Pharmacists Union, are doing this through a door-to-door campaign. They began the campaign Monday and hope to speak to all members of the Hurley Board of Managers prior to a strike vote set for Aug. 9, according to the report.
Unionized hospital employees have multiple goals with the door-to-door efforts. These include giving board members a letter that urges them to tell hospital executives to continue contract negotiations, as well as to raise awareness of nurses' concerns regarding patient care, according to the report.
The union members' current labor deal expired more than a year ago.
Hurley Medical Center provided a statement to MLive, saying, "We are confident that the Registered Nurses and Pharmacists will have a fair contract. Hurley Medical Center prides itself on its history of union collaboration and union contracts that are favorable to both parties."
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