- 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.