UM Health Sparrow caregivers negotiate for a new contract

  • The Professional Employee Council of Sparrow Hospital-Michigan Nurses Association’s contract ended on October 30th and now it’s back to the bargaining table for union leaders
  • Jeff Breslin, president of PECSH-MNA, says they are asking for better wages, health care benefits and safety within the hospital
  • Tuesday, PECSH-MNA picketed outside of UM Health Sparrow and in the attached story, I spoke with Breslin about what comes next

(The following is a transcription of the full broadcast story)

Caregivers here at UM Health Sparrow are advocating for what they say is a fair contract.

I’m your neighborhood reporter Asya Lawrence here with a look at what nurses are asking for and the response from Sparrow.

“I ended up becoming an RN in the first place so I could be in a profession where I can help people” said Jeff Breslin, PECSH-MNA President.

The month of May will mark 30 years as a registered nurse for Jeff Breslin.

But he says in recent years, things haven’t been easy for caregivers at UM Health Sparrow.

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