Members of the Michigan Nurses Association have canceled a three-day strike that was set to begin Sept. 21 at MyMichigan Medical Center Alma after reaching an agreement in principle with the system, according to a Sept. 16 union news release.
Nurses will vote Sept. 24 on whether to ratify the contract. Details of the agreement were not released, and the union said Alma nurses will not comment further until after the vote.
The union represents 178 nurses at the hospital. Alma is part of Midland-based MyMichigan Health, a nonprofit system with 12 medical centers, more than 13,200 employees and operational support staff, and a service area spanning 26 counties.
Members voted Sept. 8 to reject what the system said was its “last, best and final offer,” WCMU reported. The two sides have been negotiating since January, before the nurses’ contract expired Feb. 16. Nurses announced the strike at an informational picket Sept. 9 and gave the hospital the required 10-day notice.
In a statement shared with Becker’s before the agreement was reached, MyMichigan Health said its offer included significant economic enhancements and that it had agreed to the union’s stated top priority.
Editor’s note: This story was updated Sept. 16.
