Midland-based MyMichigan runs hospitals across the state. Nurses in the Soo have been without a contract since January and more than a dozen attempts to hammer out a deal have come up short.
We're devoting this week's entire episode to this story because we think it offers an unusual look beyond the picket lines and chanting you usually hear in a strike story.
IPR contributor Max Howard introduces us to Jillian Leblanc, who shares her thoughts with him throughout the work stoppage.
Listen through the audio player above.
Editor's note: The union and the hospital were due to resume negotiations on May 10, but the outcome of those talks was unknown when this episode was recorded.
