Nurses have been striking at Henry Ford Genesys Hospital in Grand Blanc, Mich., for more than seven months.
Nurses represented by Teamsters Local 332 went on strike Sept. 1. Genesys Hospital joined Detroit-based Henry Ford Health in October 2024 through a joint venture with Ascension Michigan.
Here are six notes regarding ongoing negotiations:
1. The hospital’s negotiating team met with union leaders April 9 for the 87th time since negotiations began in April 2025, a Henry Ford Health spokesperson said in a statement shared with Becker’s.
“We remain committed to working with union leaders to reach a contract that values nurses’ unique, professional experience; helps attract and retain new team members; and ensures high-quality patient care for Genesee County,” the spokesperson said.
2. The union said it has been committed to bargaining in good faith and securing an agreement that honors the decades of work Teamsters nurses have dedicated to the hospital, according to an April 9 union statement shared with Becker’s.
“We will not back down until Henry Ford honors the experience of the 750 striking Teamsters and agrees on a fair and reasonable return-to-work agreement that recognizes the seniority of our members,” a union spokesperson said.
3. Henry Ford Health disputed the number of striking employees and said some contract nurses are working alongside 265 full-time-equivalent registered nurses who either never went on strike, chose to return after the strike began or have been hired since the strike began.
There are a total of 650 registered nurses at Genesys Hospital — about 120 fewer positions than before the strike began because some vacant positions were eliminated prior to the strike when the hospital closed four units in August due to patient volumes, the spokesperson said.
4. On March 15, the hospital began implementing terms of the contract it has been negotiating, including raises for registered nurses of up to 13% and new weekend, critical and off-shift pay rates. Henry Ford Health is also guaranteeing job and seniority for striking union members and is committing to the same nurse-to-patient staffing ratios from previous contracts, the system said.
5. The local said the strike will continue until Henry Ford Health ends its “unlawful bargaining tactics and agrees to honor their years of dedication and service to patients,” according to an April 8 union Facebook post.
6. On April 7, the National Labor Relations Board dismissed one of the union’s allegations of unfair labor practices against the hospital. Four charges are still pending.
Henry Ford Health said the remaining charges involve events that allegedly occurred at the hospital before it assumed operations.
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