Political Activism and Its Many Forms
By Jean Forman, RN
MNA Member
I’m a nurse at Abbott Northwestern Hospital.
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August 24, 2017
By Jean Forman, RN
MNA Member
I’m a nurse at Abbott Northwestern Hospital.
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By Juli Uzlik, RN
MNA Member
It’s amazing how just the smallest change can have the biggest effects on registered nurses and their patients.
… Read more about: Brain Drain »
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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
(Rochester) – August 10, 2017 – Minnesota Nurses Association members are standing with Albert Lea residents fighting Mayo Health System’s efforts to move most inpatient services more than 20 miles away from Albert Lea to Austin.
… Read more about: Press Release: MNA Nurses Stand With Albert Lea Residents Fighting To Keep Local Hospital »
By Jackie O’Shea
MNA Political Organizer
In a recent MNA staff meeting, Executive Director Rose Roach told us “every election cycle, we say this is the most important election ever, but that’s because every election is important.” I couldn’t agree more.
… Read more about: Who Should MNA Endorse? »
$900 million given to insurance companies gone
For Immediate Release
Contact: Rick Fuentes
(o) 651-414-2863
(c) 612-741-0662
rick.fuentes@mnnurses.org
Barbara Brady
(o) 651-414-2849
(c) 651-202-0845
barbara.brady@mnnurses.org
(St.
… Read more about: Press Release: Minnesotans Still Not Getting Relief from Rising Insurance Rates »
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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) – August 3, 2017 – MNA nurses at Buffalo Hospital voted for a new contract with Allina Health on August 2, after standing firm in opposition to proposals from Allina Health that would have interfered with nurses’ ability to safely care for patients.
… Read more about: Press Release: Buffalo Hospital nurses ratify tentative agreement »
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. »
For Immediate Release
Contact: Rick Fuentes
(o) 651-414-2863
(c) 612-741-0662
rick.fuentes@mnnurses.org
Contact: Barbara Brady
(o) 651-414-2849
(c) 651-202-0845
barbara.brady@mnnurses.org
(Bismarck, N.D.) – August 1, 2017 – Registered nurses at CHI St.
… Read more about: Press Release: St. Alexius Nurses File For Union Representation »
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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 »