The
landmark lawsuit
filed by Detroit nurses over efforts by hospitals in their area to
collude to hold down wages for RNs is moving forward. Federal Judge
Gerald Rosen rejected arguments from Mount Clemens General Hospital in
Michigan that the landmark suit has no merit and
ordered the case to proceed.
"This puts us one step closer to giving direct care nurses a more
powerful voice about how our profession deals with the chronic shortage
of nurses working in hospitals. Nurses, our patients, and their
families will all be better off when nurses' hard work is valued and
more nurses can remain in their careers," said Cathy Glasson, RN, of
the Nurse Alliance of SEIU.