Unwillful Mandation How legal is it??

Michigan is an at will employment state. They can fire you and hire you for what ever reason and they have the right. The unions are there to help you out but unions have no power anymore.

I am currently working at a facillity that continiously uses mandation as a resolution to their staffing issues. I am stuggling to find out if there are any labor laws against this. The mandation has occurred many, many times to every RN in our critical care unit. Last Christmas myself and a co-worker were mandated to work 16 hours. No upper management were there. No compensation was offered and we were also told if we didnt come back in for our 7am shift the next day we would be penilized our holiday pay. Is this happening all across the state? Is this common practice at other facillities? Some one please help if you know of any laws or if you can tell me if its like this everywhere like the management tells us. Thanks. Nurse Loo

My Instructor is also a part time RN in ICU at a similar location, she has mentioned the Nurse Practice Act, and as students we were required to read up on it. I don't know if it will help you, but look in to it. If you feel you are not safe, maybe you can use this? I am still in school, but you have enlightened me on what goes on, once I am out there in a short while. I was leaning toward ICU/Cardiology as an area of interest.