U-M health system and nurses union reach tentative contract, avoid strike vote

Registered nurses represented by the Michigan Nurses Association at the University of Michigan have reached a tentative three-year contract with Michigan Medicine, averting a planned strike authorization vote.

The tentative agreement, announced Thursday by both the union and the university, still must be ratified by members of the MNA-University of Michigan Professional Nurse Council, which represents more than 7,200 registered nurses and advanced practice registered nurses employed by U-M Health, the clinical organization of Michigan …