Corewell Health Nurses Vote to Join Teamsters

Nurses at Corewell Health, Michigan's largest health system, have overwhelmingly voted to unionize with the Brotherhood of Teamsters, marking one of the largest National Labor Relations Board elections in over two decades. A total of 4,958 nurses voted in favor of unionization, while 2,957 opposed it, with 418 ballots challenged but not counted due to their non-impact on the outcome. Teamsters President Kevin Moore celebrated the result as a significant victory for organized labor, emphasizing that this win was driven by nurses seeking a stronger voice in staffing, wages, and working conditions amidst an aggressive union-busting campaign by Corewell management. Corewell Health has acknowledged the vote but has not yet certified the results, and management will need to engage in good faith bargaining with the newly formed union. This decision follows a period of dissatisfaction among nurses, exacerbated by cost-cutting measures since the merger with Spectrum Health two years ago. Union organizers assert that this move is essential for improving patient care and working conditions within the health system.