ER doctors at Ascension in Detroit begin 24-hour strike

Physician assistant Nicholas Sadowski, right, pickets alongside fellow physicians and physician assistants from the Ascension St. John Emergency Department as they begin a 24-hour strike on Thursday, April 18, 2024 at the hospital in Detroit.

Dr. Michelle Wiener, center, raises her hands in the air while picketing with fellow physicians and physician assistants from the Ascension St. John Emergency Department as they begin a 24-hour strike on Thursday, April 18, 2024 at the hospital in Detroit.

Hospital staff watch as physicians and physician assistants from the Ascension St. John Emergency Department begin a 24-hour strike on Thursday, April 18, 2024 at the hospital in Detroit.

Physicians and physician assistants from the Ascension St. John Emergency Department begin a 24-hour strike on Thursday, April 18, 2024 at the hospital in Detroit.

Max Wiener, husband of Dr. Michelle Wiener, staples posters to picket signs as physicians and physician assistants from the Ascension St. John Emergency Department begin a 24-hour strike on Thursday, April 18, 2024 at the hospital in Detroit.

Dr. Shaun Gray, left, pickets alongside fellow physicians and physician assistants from the Ascension St. John Emergency Department as they begin a 24-hour strike on Thursday, April 18, 2024 at the hospital in Detroit.

Physician assistant Nicholas Sadowski, left, pickets alongside fellow physicians and physician assistants from the Ascension St. John Emergency Department as they begin a 24-hour strike on Thursday, April 18, 2024 at the hospital in Detroit.

Dr. Romajit Yatooma, center, chats with a colleague as physicians and physician assistants from the Ascension St. John Emergency Department begin a 24-hour strike on Thursday, April 18, 2024 at the hospital in Detroit.