Nurses’ union sues University of Michigan over workload expectations

The Michigan Nurses Association at the University of Michigan filed a lawsuit against the university on Tuesday over the workload its members are facing.

The MNA alleges UM is breaking the law by refusing to bargain over nurses’ workloads in its contract negotiations with the University of Michigan Professional Nurse Council.

“When nurses are forced to take care of too many people at once, patient care gets compromised and nurses are put in…