Gov. Mills Calls on CMMC in Lewiston to Reinstate Nurses

Lewiston nurses prep for union vote

Gov. Janet Mills wrote a letter to the CEO of Central Maine Medical Center calling for it to reinstate the 20 nurses it fired and suspended.

Gov. Mills calls for CMMC to reinstate 20 nurses ahead of union vote

The nurses are scheduled to vote Thursday on whether to unionize with the Maine State Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee.

Gov. Mills calls on CMMC in Lewiston to reinstate nurses

Mills said the firing of 15 nurses and suspension of 5 more raise 'serious questions about retaliation.'

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The governor said that the failure to do so would make clear that Prime Healthcare prioritizes “corporate interests” over “quality health care” for Mainers.

Gov. Mills calls for nurses to be reinstated at Central Maine Medical Center

"Failure to [reinstate the nurses] will make clear to Maine people that Prime Healthcare is prioritizing corporate interests over the commitments it made to the State of Maine to deliver the quality health care which Maine people expect and deserve,"  Gov. Janet Mills says, after nurses were fired at CMMC.

Gov. Mills calls for fired, suspended nurses at CMMC to be reinstated immediately

A spokesperson for the hospital says since last week, 15 nurses have been fired and five have been suspended.