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Lauren Nielsen
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For two and a half years, Registered Nurses with University of Wisconsin (UW) Health have sought recognition for their union in their fight to improve patient care and working conditions at UW Health in Madison.
… Read more about: Statement in Support of University of Wisconsin Nurses Seeking Quality Patient Care and Union Recognition »
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Sam Fettig
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(Duluth) – September 9, 2022 – This Sunday, September 11, 2022, Twin Ports nurses with the Minnesota Nurses Association will gather with community supporters ahead of their historic strike which is set to begin Monday.
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The following was released on September 9, 2022, by students at the University of Minnesota Medical School:
Minnesota nurses are on the precipice of the largest nursing strike in US history, and are calling
on healthcare networks to recognize that we must put patients before profit.
… Read more about: Minnesota Medical School Students Stand in Solidarity with Minnesota Nurses’ Fight for Patients Before Profit »
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Hospital executives threaten to lockout, fire nurses fighting to put patients before profits
Today, 15,000 nurses in the Twin Cities, Twin Ports, and Moose Lake announced their intent to strike on September 12 in their fight for fair contracts that put Patients Before Profits.
… Read more about: BREAKING: Hospital executives launch desperate attack on collective rights of nurses fighting for better patient care and working conditions »
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Lauren Nielsen
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Nurses at 16 hospitals in the Twin Cities, Twin Ports, and Moose Lake to strike for three days beginning September 12 as hospital executives refuse solutions to short-staffing, retention and better patient care
As many hospital CEOs continue to take significant raises on multi-million-dollar salaries, executives offer nurses just 4 percent in average annual wage increases
VIDEO: Watch video of nurses announcing their intent to strike.
… Read more about: 15,000 nurses to strike as they fight for fair contracts that put Patients Before Profits »
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Lauren Nielsen
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15,000 Twin Cities and Twin Ports nurses recently voted to authorize a strike as hospitals executives refuse solutions to short-staffing, retention and better patient care
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The following letter was sent to North Memorial Health Hospital by the MNA Negotiation Teams after a member of MNA staff was discriminated against and harassed while conducting official union business:
On August 12, 2022, the MNA North Memorial Health Hospital Negotiation Team and MNA Co-Chairs, with the support of their MNA Staff, were conducting official Union business in the cafeteria of North Memorial Health Hospital.
… Read more about: Racial Discrimination and Harassment of MNA Staff and Representatives at North Memorial Health Hospital »
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Endorsed candidates have pledged to work with nurses on key issues like the Keeping Nurses at the Bedside Act
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… Read more about: Nurses endorse twenty candidates in legislative, local races »
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Resolution, offered by Councilmembers Chughtai and Chavez, encourages hospital employers to reach a fair contract to “prioritize patients and frontline healthcare workers, including nurses, over profits”
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Hennepin nurses are currently in wage reopener negotiations with the county health system, seeking fair wages competitive with other metro-area hospitals
… Read more about: Nurses to hold first-ever picket at Hennepin Healthcare over retention, management inaction »
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