OPEIU Local 459 RNs

OPEIU Local 459 stands in solidarity with OPEIU Local 40 ✊📣🪧🚶‍♂️🪧🚶‍♀️🪧📣 💪💪💪

Nurses and radiology techs strike against Ascension Providence Rochester, request investigation into hospital The union alleges that the hospital locked out its nurses and radiology techs while planning to bring in strikebreakers from an out-of-state firm.

Local 459 expresses full solidarity with fellow union RNs at McLaren Central in Mt. Pleasant who have voted 96% to authorize a ULP strike. They are pushing for:

* An end to what they consider to be McLaren's disregard for federal labor law
* Fair wages to retain RNs and provide safe staffing
* Nurses and patients, rather than millionaire CEOs, to have a say over the direction of the organization

It seems that McLaren is intent on taking an antagonistic approach to their unions in every set of negotiations across the state. Please be ready to do what you can to show support for these nurses. They are represented by MNA and together we are part of the coalition known as McLaren Unions United, which seeks to make McLaren a better place for employees and the communities we serve.

McLaren should follow federal labor law and should settle a fair contract for McLaren Central nurses immediately.

Nurses from OPEIU Local 459 and the Michigan Nurses Association delivered a strong message to McLaren today. Thank you to all the community members who came out to show your support for us!

Photos: Nurses rally for better work conditions outside McLaren in East Lansing More than 100 people gathered for a nurses rally pushing for better work conditions on Monday, Oct. 3, 2022, outside McLaren Hospital in East Lansing.

This morning Local 459 members presented to McLaren Greater Lansing CEO Kirk Ray a petition signed by nearly 600 employees, saying enough is enough. We need an end to uncompetitive pay, excessive overtime, and unsafe staffing.

In addition, we emphasized that we will not tolerate racial profiling of employees. Local 459 members have each others' backs, always.