Place and other nurses said UW Health should work with the nurses union to address understaffing, overwhelming patient loads and high turnover rates that have stemmed from cost-cutting measures over the years. While the union contract expired in 2014, nurses at UW Health have sought to revive it since 2019. UW Health administrators are also aware of the nurses’ grievances, but they argue the 2011 state law known as Act 10 — which eliminated collective bargaining rights for most public employees — leaves them with their hands tied.
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