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Marquette Ancillary Staff and Technologists reach tentative contract agreement with UPHS
MARQUETTE, Mich. (WBUP/WJMN) — Joining their nurse counterparts, Marquette Ancillary Staff and Technologists (MAST) have reached a tentative contract agreement with Upper Peninsula Health System-Marquette. This comes just over a week after a group of RNs secured UPHS-Marquette nurses their own tentative contract agreement. Both are part of the...
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Superior Health Foundation donates over $400K to benefit 'major health needs' in the UP
MARQUETTE, Mich. (WBUP/WJMN) — The Superior Health Foundation (SHF) finished up its Fall Proactive Grant cycle, resulting in over $430,000 being awarded to Upper Peninsula nonprofits. The foundation says it received over $1.4 million in requests. “We are seeing clear themes emerge from the grant proposals we’ve received this...
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UP Health System-Marquette techs agree to new contract
MARQUETTE, Mich. (WLUC) - The UP Health System-Marquette techs have agreed to a new union contract after seven months of bargaining. Since March, the UP Health System nurses and techs have been in talks with hospital management to reach an agreement on a new contract. Late last month, the nurses...
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Michigan hospital nurses reach tentative agreement after ‘practice strike’
Nurses at UP Health System-Marquette, who are represented by the Michigan Nurses Association, have reached a tentative labor contract on Aug. 24. The nurses’ tentative agreement follows an Aug. 18 “practice strike” by union members. According to a joint news release, the deal includes guaranteed wage increases...
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UPHS Marquette Nurses ratify new contract
MARQUETTE, Mich. (WZMQ) – In two days of voting ending Friday night, Michigan Nurses Association RNs at UPHS-Marquette have voted to ratify a new contract. “We are excited about the stronger nurse staffing language we negotiated so we can improve the care and safety of our community. Nurses joining together to fight for each other and our community is how we got here, and that won’t change just because our contract is done,” said Christina Hanson, RN, President of the RN Staff Nurse Council at the hospital. “We want to thank our community for all their support, from the bottom of our hearts. Every time people come through the hospital’s doors, please know that nurses are your best advocates and we will always stand up for what’s right.”
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UPDATE: UPHS–Marquette nurses reach tentative contract agreement
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Nurse Strike Chances Increasing at UP Health Marquette
Nurses at UP Health Marquette could seek union permission to go on strike within the next few days. The relationship between nurses and management has been testy since Duke Lifepoint purchased the hospital in 2012. Lifepoint was subsequently purchased by asset management firm Apollo Global Management. A contract impasse caused a brief strike in 2017.
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Nurse Strike Chances Increasing at UP Health Marquette
Nurses at UP Health Marquette could seek union permission to go on strike within the next few days. The relationship between nurses and management has been testy since Duke Lifepoint purchased the hospital in 2012. Lifepoint was subsequently purchased by asset management firm Apollo Global Management. A contract impasse caused a brief strike in 2017.
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Aspirus Ironwood to transition maternal care services
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Vaccination and exemption: Student immunization requirements explained
How schools release information when under lockdown. UP specialists focus on suicide prevention for September. UP specialists focus on suicide prevention for September. West End Health Foundation opens fall grant applications. Updated: 2 hours ago. West End Health Foundation opens fall grant applications. Updated: 2 hours ago. UPDATE: Escanaba Public...
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UP doctor joins national health care policy committee
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Nurses will seek permission to strike if negotiations with UPHS don't go well, says union
MARQUETTE, Mich. (WJMN/WBUP) — Nurses at UP Health System are back at the negotiating table in Marquette as they seek to reach an agreement with hospital owners Duke Lifepoint over wages, staffing levels, and working conditions. The discussions come after more than five months of negotiations. Earlier this week,...
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UPHS nurses reach tentative contract agreement
MARQUETTE, Mich. (WBUP/WJMN) – UP Health System–Marquette (UPHS–Marquette) nurses reached a tentative contract agreement Sunday after months of bargaining. According to a joint press release from UPHS and the Michigan Nurses Association, the agreement provides significant gains in wages, addresses staffing concerns, and enables nurses to keep their current health insurance.
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UPHS Nurses, Techs brave rain for practice strike in Marquette
MARQUETTE, Mich. (WLUC) - UPHS-Marquette Nurses and Techs took to Harlow Park on Washington Street in Marquette on Monday for a practice strike. Both groups want hospital administration to know they mean business as contract negotiations continue. At the top of the list of concerns is safe staffing. RN Staff...
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Michigan hospital RNs, techs to hold ‘practice strike’
Members of the Michigan Nurses Association at UP Health System-Marquette plan to hold a “practice strike” Aug. 18. The union represents about 600 registered nurses and techs at the 222-bed specialty care hospital, according to the MNA. UP Health System-Marquette, part of Brentwood, Tenn.-based Lifepoint Health, has more than 1,800 employees total.
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UPDATE: 'Practice strike' to be held Monday by UPHS-Marquette nurses and techs
UPDATE: UPHS-Marquette administration has released the following statement regarding the RN/tech 'practice strike' next week:. At UP Health System – Marquette, providing safe, high-quality care to the people of the Upper Peninsula is a team effort, made possible by the skill, compassion and dedication of our nurses, techs and the support of our entire staff.
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Nonprofit aims to erase medical debt in the UP
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Independent healthcare broker Kevin Dorr discusses life events that can affect your healthcare
MARQUETTE, Mich. (WLUC) - Independent healthcare broker Kevin Dorr joined the morning newscast to discuss three life events that can affect a person’s healthcare coverage. Dorr explained how changes such as age, retirement and location change can impact options and costs.