Report critical of St. John Providence Health System labor practices

[herring_RN, ASN, BSN]

[color=#333333]interfaith workers justice[color=#333333], a national religious organization based in chicago, issued a report that alleges ascension health and its warren-based subsidiary, st. john providence health system, have engaged in a variety of anti-union activities at three michigan hospitals...

[color=#333333]... "ascension health's approach to workers is in free fall," said sister monica mcgloin, chair of the delegation from interfaith worker justice that issued the report. "but grace provides an opportunity to make a change. ascension needs to change its approach to workers."...

[color=#333333].... earlier this week, the national labor relations board charged ascension's borgess medical center in kalamazoo with multiple violations of the national labor relations act.

[color=#333333]the alleged violations include improperly restraining and coercing employees; discriminating against employees in the terms and conditions of employment; and declining to bargain in good faith with the michigan nurses association, nlrb said.

[color=#333333]"we welcome the attention of these religious leaders on borgess' human rights abuses," said jeff breslin, mna president.

[color=#333333]"it is time for borgess and its parent company ascension health to return to their roots and commit to catholic social teaching of compassion, justice and respect for workers' rights."

[color=#333333]the interfaith report on the three ascension hospitals is based on a religious fact-finding delegation that included several nuns and priests who met with hospital workers to hear their concerns....

http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20100716/free/100719910#

[RN1982]

I hate to say this but I work with a lot of former St. John's employees. Conditions are horrid. 3 patients to 1 nurse in SICU. Scary.

[John20]

I worked at St. John Main for a couple years. No complaints from me. If anything they didn't fire people who needed to be fired, like about 33% of their PCTs who's work ethics were TERRIBLE.

[Treasure30]

Hello Michiganian Nurses,

When I read the title, I thought this was the Class Action law suit against St. John, DMC, Henry Ford, Bon Secours, Oakwood, etc. A nurse who worked in Michigan did some research and found that these hospitals had violated nurses' pay, these issues covered the year of 2002-2006.

However, just wanted to add, I started off as a nurse in 1987, and I know personally that DMC have violated discriminatory acts. They continued to get away with these violations, . "It's like they have the JUDGES in their pocket",. I pray on a regular basic that justice come upon those representatives of DMC and those judges that has allowed them to violate the law and just overlook it. Justice.

I think it's a shame and disgrace that the DMC's nurses had to asked approval to the Governor for a labor union, just disgraceful and they still don't have a union. The Governor's office sent me an opionion card to vote 'if DMC's nurses should have the right to have a labor union'. Anyway, I used to be a Michiganian Nurse, but yall can just about guess, why I'm not anymore. However, traveling nurse give you more time to focus on patients care,.