<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2mkk6r_13uCWS4y00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2mkk6r_13uCWS4y00" width="1200" height="600" >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 Council President Christina Hanson says that as it stands now, nurses would not be equipped to take on more patients from the closing of other U.P. hospitals.“I don’t think that we’re capable of seeing an influx of patients at this time until we fix the staffing crisis that’s going on,” Hanson said.UPHS-Marquette said in a statement on Friday that they’re focused on reaching new agreements with both bargaining groups.“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,” UPHS-Marquette said. “While we respect the MNA’s right to demonstrate, our focus is on continuing to negotiate new collective bargaining agreements with the Michigan Nurses Association (MNA) that recognize the efforts of our registered nurses and technical employees, and ensure our commitment to quality patient care for our community. We have bargaining scheduled for next week with the MNA for our RNs, and our goal is to reach a new agreement prior to contract expiration at the end of the month. We also have bargaining scheduled for early September with the MNA for our technical employees, and our goal is also to reach a new agreement prior to contract expiration. We will continue to negotiate in good faith as we work to achieve these goals.”Marquette Ancillary Staff and Technologists President Josh Bowman says standing in the rain shows dedication.“We’re here, turning out in the bad weather, because we want to show that we are united, that this is our practice strike but we’re not afraid to make this a real strike if they’re not going to come with us and engage with us on these issues,” Bowman said.Nurses will meet with administration to bargain for a new contract this Friday and Saturday.The video above will feature the TV6 livestream until staff can clip the corresponding story, if available, from broadcasts or other TV6 content. You can subscribe to our YouTube page or download TV6+ to stream the latest local news and weather.</div></body>

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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...

UPHS Nurses, Techs brave rain for practice strike in Marquette

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MARQUETTE, Mich. (WLUC) - UPHS-Marquette Nurses and Techs took to Harlow Park on Washington Street in Marquette on Monday for a practice strike. Both group

UPHS Nurses, Techs brave rain for practice strike in Marquette

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