September 20, 2022
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This week, the University finalized the settlement with the Anderson survivors, The Daily summarized the extended negotiations between the University and the Michigan Medicine nurses union, the former president of Poland visited campus and more.
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UMich finalizes settlement with over 1,000 Anderson survivors
A $490 million settlement between the University of Michigan and survivors of late U-M athletic doctor Robert Anderson has been approved and finalized, the University announced Sept. 16.
The settlement — which was first reached in January — required approval from 98% of the claimants, a benchmark that was recently reached according to the Friday press release. Division of the settlement funds will be decided among claimants and their attorneys, and the University will not be involved in the process, the release says.
“The University of Michigan offers its heartfelt apology for the abuse perpetrated by the late Robert Anderson. We hope this settlement helps the healing process for survivors,” Board of Regents Chair Paul Brown wrote. “We consider this settlement just one of the steps we have taken in a process we began more than two years ago to fully understand what happened, make amends and enact reforms. Our work is not done until U-M is considered the leader in creating a campus environment that is safe for everyone.”
What’s happening with nurses at Michigan Medicine?
With the nurses union at Michigan Medicine and the University of Michigan at a stalemate after six months of negotiations, 6,200 MNA-UMPNC nurses have worked without a contract since the previous one expired June 30. In that time, the union has organized rallies and created a community petition to call attention to its demands for safer working conditions for nurses.
In an interview with The Michigan Daily, Renee Curtis, UMPNC president and registered nurse, said safer workload ratios are the union’s most significant demand because they ensure quality patient care and a safe working environment for nurses.
“The basis of our profession is … the service that we provide for our patients,” Curtis said. “When we’re unable to provide care for our patients due to understaffing due to issues relative to workload, it causes more trauma not only for the nurses, but it puts patients at risk for adverse events, and it creates poor patient outcomes as a result of not being able to have a registered nurse at the bedside.”
Former Polish President Lech Wałęsa talks global leadership, time as Solidarity movement leader
Lech Wałęsa, the former president of Poland, spoke to a full auditorium in Rackham Amphitheatre on Tuesday about the ongoing crisis in Ukraine following Russia’s invasion, his role in leading the Ukrainian Solidarity Campaign and his presidency in Poland.
Russia invaded Ukraine in February, expecting a quick victory in the war. Wałęsa’s talk at Rackham follows Ukraine taking back about 2,300 square miles of previously Russian-occupied territory on Monday. He drew parallels between the current war and his time working in Poland.
Demystifying the horoscope writing process
Michigan in Color writer Andrew Nakamura set out to demystify the zodiac sign horoscope writing process. Nakamura describes the research that goes into his weekly column, where he focuses on planet ingress (planets moving from one sign to another), transits/aspects (the angles that planets make with each other), retrogrades (when planets appear to move backwards) and both full and new moon phases (signals of the start or the end of a life cycle).
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