United Michigan Medicine Allied Professionals (UMMAP) is working towards a health care system that works for all of us.
UMMAP Announcement
On Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024, UMMAP leadership filed an Unfair Labor Practice charge with the Michigan Employment Relations Commission against Michigan Medicine/University of Michigan, alleging that the hospital system repeatedly engaged in bad faith bargaining and has illegally censored employee speech in a bid to crack down on dissent.
About Us
United Michigan Medicine Allied Professionals (UMMAP) is a multi-bargaining unit union of health care workers spanning across Michigan Medicine. With a commitment to an open, transparent, and cooperative process, UMMAP is fostering an equitable workplace culture at Michigan Medicine, ensuring that health care professionals are given the respect and support they deserve.
We are not always compensated fairly or equitably for the work we do, and many are overburdened by unreasonable workloads. We are frustrated by the lack of transparency from hospital administration. We are underrepresented in the process of making decisions that directly affect our work environment and ability to do our jobs.
UMMAP is working to address these concerns and promote equity, transparency, and respect.
UMMAP is working to create a more transparent environment where medical professionals have a voice in the decisions that affect us and are able to do the work we’re qualified to do.
A fair deal for allied professionals will make our entire community stronger. Obtaining equitable compensation and respect for allied professionals will improve our lives as individuals and strengthen our entire hospital system by reducing burnout. We play a critical role in the health care team ensuring patients receive the care they deserve. What we are asking is the university and hospital administration to set us up for success.
Mission & Vision
As professionals at one of the largest health institutions in the country, our ability to provide exceptional patient care requires a broad skill set, advanced knowledge and experience. For this reason, we deserve fair compensation reflective of the revenue we generate along with other workers, as well as rights, benefits, policies, and procedures that recognize our valuable contributions to the organization. Our goal is to achieve excellent patient care while maintaining a healthy life outside of work.
We, the members of UMMAP, pledge to work together to achieve the following goals:
Adequate staffing for safe and effective patient care
- Staffing reflective of patient volume
Fair wages
- Recognition of years of services
- Cost of living raises to keep up with inflation
- Salaries competitive with peer health systems
- Recognition of credentials
- Equitable compensation for mandated, float, overtime, and on-call pay
Accurate job descriptions and compensation for all work performed
Fair scheduling systems with employee input to promote safe high quality patient care and work/life harmony for employees.
Benefits
- Lock in retirement contributions
- Lock in benefits and secure parity in financial contributions
- Tuition assistance
Professional Development
- Adequate training
- Reimbursement for credentialing, licensure, etc.
- Protected time to perform required learning
- Financial support for professional development and continuing education.
Fair and equitable paid time off
- Equitable ability to use PTO
Fair on-call systems
Safe and ergonomically correct work environments and workflows with adequate equipment and space.
- Properly accommodating safe staffing for patient volume
