Overview
- Teamsters Local 2024 said nearly 90% of roughly 10,000 nurses across nine southeastern Michigan hospitals approved strike authorization.
- Union priorities include enforceable nurse‑to‑patient staffing ratios, higher pay, affordable health insurance, and stronger workplace safety measures.
- Corewell Health said the result will not change its approach, called strike talk premature, and stated both sides have yet to exchange final offers while it continues to bargain in good faith.
- The nurses have pursued a first contract since June 2025 after voting three‑to‑one to unionize in November 2024, according to the union and local reporting.
- The union cites ongoing disputes and allegations that include an August 2025 unfair labor practice charge over bargaining‑committee PTO and claims that Corewell ended certain benefits and previously spent $1.7 million on anti‑union efforts.