Members of the union representing University of Michigan Health System nurses have lent support for an informational picket Aug. 16, following the halt of bargaining discussions, according to an AnnArbor.com report.
Bargaining discussions, which began in April, came to a halt July 9 after the 4,000-member Michigan Nurses Association and U-M Health System failed to agree. A critical component to the contract negotiations is U-M’s request that nurses pay up to 30 percent towards their health insurance premium, according to the MNA. Information on how much the nurses currently pay has not been provided.
U-M has been working to shift more healthcare costs to employees since 2010. Non-union employees have already been phased into a two-year plan in which they pay a higher percentage towards health benefits.
The MNA has declined to discuss the details of the informational picket.
Read the AnnArbor.com report on U-M Health System’s nurses and the upcoming picket.
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