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In addition to pay, striking hospital workers say patient violence is an issue. Hospital workers are seven times more likely to be injured at work due to violent acts than the general working population.

The bills would stop hospitals from making nurses work extra hours, with some exceptions, and give nurses at least an eight-hour break following a 12-hour shift.

More than 700 nurses and other union members hit the picket line outside Henry Ford Genesys Hospital near Flint on Labor Day.

Under new Trump administration rules, students won't be able to borrow as much for medical or nursing school or some other health professions.

Around 700 workers at McLaren Macomb hospital are on strike over what they say are low wages and labor violations. The hospital says the union abandoned negotiations.

According to the survey, nearly a third of Michigan nurses say they plan to leave their current position, which is actually an improvement over a U of M survey in 2022.

Michigan could join a multi-state nurse licensing agreement. That’s under a recent bill introduced in the state Legislature.The legislation would add Michigan to the “nurse licensing compact.”

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Michigan hospitals are struggling to maintain safe staffing levels. The state currently has a nursing shortage and many nurses say they plan to leave the profession.

Michigan lawmakers are again trying to cap the number of patients nurses must treat at once.