As ex-Detroit mayor Mike Duggan works to win over union voters in his independent bid for governor, records show he oversaw the layoffs of union hospital workers while becoming a millionaire at the Detroit Medical Center.
Duggan later brokered the sale of the nonprofit hospital system to a for-profit company, a move that was followed by years of safety violations, federal scrutiny, and labor disputes.
Documents reviewed by Metro Times show that while Duggan was president and CEO of the eight-hospital system between 2004 and 2012, unions repeatedly accused the hospital system of aggressive tactics to stop organizing and weaken bargaining units…