In July our union filed an unfair labor practice charge with the National Labor Relations Board (the NLRB), a federal government agency that enforces the rights of workers to unionize.
We asserted that, among other things, the Medical Center had violated federal law by threatening to discipline a nurse who had made legally protected complaints about excessive hours of work. After investigating the charge at length the NLRB concluded that the charge had merit and as a result the Medical Center agreed to a settlement. The settlement requires that the Medical Center post a notice for 60 days that states as follows: Solidarity prevails in on-call, Q3 weekends, and weekend PTO coverage issuesby Sarah Rooks, BSN, RNC
Maternity nurses recently stood together in solidarity and negotiated with management regarding a departmental on-call issue. Because of our high membership numbers and departmental engagement in our union, we were able to bargain with management to reach an agreement, which resolved the on-call issue. On Wednesday, May 29th, Traverse City Munson Nurses Association (TCMNA) voted to elect our first leadership team at MMC! Below are the list of candidates who have been successfully elected by our membership. We want to congratulate them and wish them luck in their upcoming terms. In solidarity, Your Elected RN Bargaining Team. President: Carolyn Moss
Vice President: Jason Judd Grievance Chair: James Walker Membership Chair/Treasurer: Elise Hollenbeck Secretary: Barb Mrozinski Community Advocacy Coordinator: Eleanor Brockway Nurse Practitioner Representative: Cheryl Vorpagel Bylaws Committee: Elizabeth Bunek, Carolyn Taratula, Spencer Carey Nominations Committee: Dagmar Cunningham, Carol Lovely, Kelly Lambert MNA Delegate: Carolyn Taratula Stewards: A2: Shannon Gillespie A3: Melissa Boals A4: Steve Tituskin A6: Tracy Worden A7: Abigail O’Brien B2: Andrea Tomei B3: Jeff Challender B3S: Tommi Sheehan B4: Danielle Kempf C3: Tina Dzikowicz C1R: Pattie McGillivary Clinical Quality: Tanya Jenkins D6: David Feres ED: Rachel Stone Gourley ICU: Michele Nugent Maternity: Sharon Kim Crawford NICU: Beth Fenchel PACU: Mercy Ferrer Pool: Aeryn Pattinson OR: Victoria Dixon UM Dept/PT Care: Karen Stewart VAST: Caroline Kulczyk Hospital Honors Us on National Nurses Week by Sending a Notice to Increase Our Weekend Shift RequirementsAs those of you who attended a contract ratification meeting know, our bargaining team spent many months during negotiations pushing back on management’s scheduling demands. During this time, our team was often chastised by management for not “trusting” that they would always do the right thing for nurses regardless of a contract. |
Recent Updates
December 2019
LeadershipPresident:
Carolyn Moss Vice President: Jason Judd Grievance Chair: James Walker Membership Chair/Treasurer: Elise Hollenbeck Secretary: Barb Mrozinski |