Hundreds of registered nurses and service group employees are on the third day of a three-day unfair labor practice strike at McLaren Macomb Hospital in Mount Clemens, with registered nurses not expected to return to work until the weekend.
The service group includes employees who draw blood, register patients and sit with patients who cannot be by themselves, as well as endoscopy technologists and critical care technicians, said Dina Carlisle, president of the Office and Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU) Local 40, whose more than 660 union members work at the hospital and are on strike.
The July 7-9 strike aims to address what the union indicated are numerous unfair labor practices by the hospital, hindering its ability to reach fair contracts.