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Teamsters Nurses Authorize Strike Against Michigan-Based Corewell Health East
Nearly 90% of 10,000 nurses at nine southeastern Michigan hospitals authorized a strike to demand safe staffing, fair pay, and better benefits amid ongoing management disputes.
- On March 17, 2026, about 10,000 registered nurses at Corewell Health East voted to authorize a strike, with the union reporting nearly 90% approval.
- After months of talks beginning in June 2025, nurses pressed for safe nurse-to-patient ratios, fair wages, insurance and safety while the union says Corewell Health management withheld economic opportunities, eliminated pull pay and canceled a student loan repayment program.
- Having voted to unionize in November 2024, nurses beat a $1.7 million union-busting campaign; Maura Drumm, Teamsters spokesperson, said 'This is just an authorization to strike'.
- Union leaders warned thousands could picket after the vote, and Mark Geary said, "We care about our nurses and have made significant investments in wages and benefits," while Corewell remains committed to bargaining in good faith.
- Rachel Szadyr said the vote marks a breaking point for nurses as executives at Corewell Health prioritize profits over patient safety, causing staffing cuts that make conditions unsustainable.
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The Herald Palladium10,000 Corewell Health East nurses across nine Michigan hospitals vote to authorize strike
Members of Teamsters Local 2024 at Corewell Health East kick off their contract campaign on June 21, 2025 in Southfield. | Teamsters photoNurses at Corewell Health East, represented by the Teamsters Local 2024 union, voted on Tuesday to authorize a strike by a nearly 90% margin. The union includes around ten-thousand nurses across nine hospitals and campuses throughout southeastern Michigan, according to a press release from the union. “This ov…
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