MUSKEGON, Mich. — Unionized healthcare workers in Muskegon are voting whether to picket after contract negotiations with their parent company failed to produce a new labor agreement.
According to SEIU Healthcare Michigan, which represents roughly 1,800 Mercy Health Muskegon workers, members will vote through Saturday.
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At a rally in January, SEIU said workers intended to take action for a fair contract if the hospital’s Livonia-based owner Trinity Health failed to present agreeable terms by January 31.
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In the following weeks, workers alluded to a possible strike, but according to the union, members ultimately decided against that action after talks with Trinity Health started to improve in the past day.
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Employee demands include better raises, retention bonuses, and safer staffing levels.
