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Advocating for better working conditions, our patients, and our community

As the caretakers of our Northern Michigan community, we, the nurses of Munson Medical Center, are dedicated to providing comprehensive safe and compassionate care and wisdom to our friends, family, neighbors, and loyal visitors.  We seek to come together with a unified voice to be true patient advocates, and to make Munson “the overwhelming first choice of patients, physicians, and employees” by creating and maintaining a culture of safety, dignity, respect, transparency, and equality.

Contact Information

President: Laura Nilsson (Clinical Quality)

Vice President: Claudia Longo (Clinical Quality)

Secretary: Sanya Beck (A2)

Membership Chair: Megan Slater (Hemodialysis)

Grievance Chair: James Walker (CC Pool), Email 

NP Representative: Dawn Brown, NP

Julia Heck, Labor Representative
Michigan Nurses Association
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Weingarten Rights

When to call in a union rep

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Continuing education and more

How to file a grievance

Learn more about what the process of filing a grievance is like and where TCMNA is at with a series of grievances by watching this update from TCMNA Grievance Chair James Walker.

Grievances

Grievances are alleged violations of the contract, or violations of certain longstanding practices, on the part of management. Please contact an officer or labor representative as soon as a concern arises for assistance with filling out and submitting a grievance. The timing and wording used on the form can have a significant impact on the outcome of your grievance.

MNA Members: Update your contact info

If you are already an MNA member, update your contact info here so you can get the latest news from your union. 

Assignment Despite Objection Forms

You should fill out an electronic Assignment Despite Objection (ADO) form anytime you are being assigned work that you feel is unsafe, that violates departmental staffing guidelines, or that potentially violates the nursing Code of Ethics. ADO forms can help protect your license by documenting your objection. They also create a record of staffing problems that MNA can use to change dangerous patterns.

Important Documents

Bylaws

Bylaws

Current Contract

Current Contract

Recent News

News

More than 200 UMH-Sparrow advanced practice providers form union with MNA

Jan , 2026
NPs, PAs and CNMs voted overwhelmingly to have a strong union voice
LANSING, MI – Advanced practice providers at University of Michigan Health-Sparrow have voted overwhelmingly to form their union with the Michigan Nurses Association (MNA). 
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Aspirus Ironwood Nurses Approve New Contract

Jan , 2026
IRONWOOD, MI – Nurses at Aspirus Ironwood Hospital have voted to ratify a new union contract.
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Beacon Kalamazoo ends healthcare benefit for 100's of retired RNs

Dec , 2025
Seniors will have to pay hundreds or thousands more per year
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Aspirus Ironwood nurses to vote on strike

Oct , 2025
Employer refuses to move on key issues in bargaining

Ironwood, MI – Nurses at Aspirus Ironwood Hospital will vote on Nov. 5 on whether to authorize a strike after the employer refused to move on key issues during bargaining Wednesday (Oct. 29).
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Ironwood nurses reject Aspirus contract proposal

Oct , 2025
Ironwood, MI – Nurses at Aspirus Ironwood Hospital voted unanimously Wednesday (Oct. 15) to reject a contract proposal from the employer.