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By Barb Brady
MNA Communications Specialist
The excitement is building for MNA’s 2017 Convention and House of Delegates Oct.
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By Barb Brady
MNA Communications Specialist
The excitement is building for MNA’s 2017 Convention and House of Delegates Oct.
… Read more about: Organize. Agitate. Educate. »
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Contact: Rick Fuentes
(o) 651-414-2863
(c) 612-741-0662
rick.fuentes@mnnurses.org
Contact: Barbara Brady
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(Bismarck, N.D.) – August 1, 2017 – Registered nurses at CHI St.
… Read more about: Press Release: St. Alexius Nurses File For Union Representation »
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Contact:
Barb Brady
(office) 651-414-2849
(cell) 651-202-0845
barbara.brady@mnnurses.org
Rick Fuentes
(office) 651-414-2863
(cell) 612-741-0662
rick.fuentes@mnnurses.org
(Buffalo) – July 28, 2017 – MNA nurses at Buffalo Hospital reached a tentative agreement with Allina Health on July 27, averting the need for a planned informational picket.
… Read more about: Press Release: MNA nurses at Buffalo Hospital reach tentative agreement; informational picket canceled »

By Tara Fugate
MNA Strategic Researcher
Hospital and health system consolidation is a rapidly expanding trend across the country, and Minnesota is no exception.
… Read more about: Why Minnesotans Should Pay Attention to Hospital Consolidation »
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Barb Brady
(office) 651-414-2849
(cell) 651-202-0845
barbara.brady@mnnurses.orgRick Fuentes
(office) 651-414-2863
(cell) 612-741-0662
rick.fuentes@mnnurses.org
(Buffalo) – July 22, 2017 – MNA nurses at Buffalo Hospital are planning an August 2 informational picket to draw the public’s attention to Allina Health’s failure to bargain a fair contract with them.
… Read more about: Media Advisory: MNA nurses at Buffalo Hospital set Aug. 2 informational picket »

By Rick Fuentes
MNA Communications Specialist
Ok, this might be painful. It’s not easy to agree with the powers-that-be in Washington, regardless of who’s in the White House, and especially with one that’s also gone so bombastic with rhetoric as to denigrate entire religious, ethnic, and racial groups of Americans.
… Read more about: Why Trump Is Actually Right About Something and the Media Is Wrong »

By Geri Katz
MNA Healthcare Reform Specialist
A few weeks ago I wrote a post about the parliamentary election in the U.K., and the Labour Party’s pledge to enact a nationwide safe staffing law if they won a majority of the votes.
… Read more about: Nurse Ascends to Political Seat »

By Jon Tollefson
MNA Government Relations Specialist
Much has been made of a conference that former presidential candidate Senator Bernie Senators hosted in Chicago last month.
… Read more about: Are Democrats Facing a Party Split or a Leadership Vacuum? »

By Katie Gjertson
MNA Political Coordinator
This past June 9 – 11, more than 4,000 of my closest friends and strongest allies (nurses, community members, Bernie supporters, environmentalists, activists, and big-name speakers) got together to collaborate, plan, share ideas and strategies, and generally be inspired by one another.
… Read more about: Top Ten Highlights from the People’s Summit in Chicago »
Press Release: Minnesota Nurses Buy and Forgive $2.6 million of Medical Debt
Minnesota Nurses Buy and Forgive $2.6 million of Medical Debt
Nurses Repay Community for Help During Strike
For Immediate Release
Contact: Rick Fuentes
(o) 651-414-2863
(c) 612-741-0662
rick.fuentes@mnnurses.orgBarbara Brady
(o) 651-414-2849
(c) 651-202-0845
barbara.brady@mnnurses.org
(St.
… Read more about: Minnesota Nurses Buy and Forgive $2.6 million of Medical Debt »
Contact: Barbara Brady
(o) 651-414-2849
(c) 651-202-0845
barbara.brady@mnnurses.org
Contact: Rick Fuentes
(o) 651-414-2863
(c) 612-741-0662
rick.fuentes@mnnurses.org
(St.
… Read more about: Press Release: Mayo Plan Disrupts Patient Care, Costs Hundreds of Jobs »

By Geri Katz
MNA Healthcare Reform Specialist
In the lead-up to tomorrow’s June 8 election in the United Kingdom, the Labour Party has pledged to nurses of the National Health Service to:
Two things about this remarkable pledge are worth noting for MNA nurses:
… Read more about: Nurses in UK on the Verge of National Staffing Legislation »