I live and work in northern Minnesota, Duluth to be specific. I can appreciate the occasional grand snow storm, one in which limited nurses and other staff is able to get to the hospital to work.
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You Can’t Care for Patients with Bayonets: Lessons From History
As the contract impasse between the Twin Cities Hospitals (TCH) and the Minnesota Nurses Association (MNA) has heated up, journalists, commentators, and interested bystanders have looked increasingly to history for insights and lessons.
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… Read more about: Congressman Keith Ellison Issues Video Supporting MNA Nurses »
Statement from the Minnesota Nurses Association:
Despite MNA nurses significantly modifying their staffing and wage proposals, there was little progress made in today’s negotiations with the Twin Cities Hospitals.
… Read more about: June 29 Bargaining Update »
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… Read more about: Longtime Twin Cities Doctor Speaks Out on RN, Hospital Disagreement »
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Today was our fourth negotiation session with management of SMDC. After meeting for over a month, they finally responded to some of our proposals.
… Read more about: June 24 Duluth Bargaining Update – SMDC »
JUNE 24, 2010 STATEMENT FROM THE MINNESOTA NURSES ASSOCIATION:
Our nurses spent more than 13 hours today doing our best to stay hopeful about negotiations.
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