MARQUETTE, MI-- Registered nurses at UPHS-Marquette have set a date for a vote on a tentative contract with Duke LifePoint.
The agreement in principle was reached early Friday morning after a marathon bargaining session. Nurses had threatened to set a strike date if a contract was not settled by the end of the day Thursday.
President of the Marquette General RN Staff Council—Scott Balko—says membership meetings and a vote are scheduled for Thursday. They’ll take place in the Charcoal Room at NMU’s University Center at 8 a.m., 1:30 p.m.,
4:30 p.m., and 8 p.m.
Balko says a new contract will not take effect until it’s ratified by a majority of members.