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[T-Link Reporter]

This week, hundreds of Teamsters nurses and case managers at Henry Ford Genesys Hospital took their fight for a new contract to the Michigan state capitol. On Sept. 1, Teamsters were forced to the picket line after their employer violated numerous labor laws and attempted to gut their contract. Since then, the hospital has committed multiple unfair labor practices and refused to accept Teamsters' return-to-work agreement that would protect nurses’ seniority and allow experienced nurses to return to their jobs.



“Like so many nurses, I didn’t become a nurse for contracts, negotiations, or to stand on strike lines. I became a nurse because I care about people. I became a nurse to help patients in their most vulnerable moments,” said Crystal Dhooghe, an emergency room nurse at Henry Ford Genesys Hospital. “Nurses aren’t asking for a lot. We are asking for a health care system that puts patients before profits — because health care should never be about how much you can cut. It should be about how well you can care.”

















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