Contract negotiations opened on March 15 between the University of Michigan Professional Nurse Council (UMPNC) and Michigan Medicine. The current contract expires June 30. Over 5,000 university-employed nursing staff are represented by the UMPNC, the largest local affiliate of the Michigan Nurses Association. Like nurses in hospitals across the country, Michigan Medicine nurses have been understaffed, underpaid, overworked and emotionally devastated during the pandemic.
