Ruling supports safe patient standards
A recent arbitrator’s ruling makes the case for minimum safe patient standards in every Minnesota hospital.
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July 8, 2014
A recent arbitrator’s ruling makes the case for minimum safe patient standards in every Minnesota hospital.
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About one-tenth of the population of a northern Minnesota town now belongs to MNA.
Nearly 100 employees at LakeWood Health Center in Baudette (population 1,080) voted last week in favor of contract representation by the MNA.
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The sidewalks around North Memorial Hospital in Robbinsdale on June 24 were filled with more than 500 nurses, nurse assistants, janitors, food service workers and supporters from as far away as Bemidji uniting in opposition to the hospital’s plan to cut nursing staff to dangerously low levels.
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Minnesota Nurses fighting for safe staffing levels for patients held an informational picket on Tuesday, June 24, 2014.
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Nurses at North Memorial Hospital in Robbinsdale are on the front lines of a battle for safe staffing and safe care that could have a major impact on MNA members and patients throughout the state.
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Nurses flex collective muscle with three ratifications, two tentative agreements within five days
Celebratory emails were lighting up MNA inboxes for five straight days as announcement after announcement arrived of contract victories all over the state.
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MNA Legislative Wrap-Up 
The 2014 session of the Minnesota Legislature was a success for nurses and working families.
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The Minnesota Legislature is constitutionally mandated to finish their work by next Monday, so there has been a lot of activity this week as lawmakers rush to finish important bills.
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Sweeping changes underway in the nation’s health care delivery system that expose hundreds of thousands of patients to severe risk of harm are the focus of a major new national campaign by the nation’s largest organization of nurses announced today.
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MNA Legislative Update May 9, 2014
Public Employee Relations Board 
On Monday the House voted to accept the changes the Senate made to bill to establish a Public Employee Relations Board (HF3014) last week.
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On May 6, 2014, elected officials in Minnesota kicked off Nurses Week (May 6 – 12) with proclamations and public statements celebrating Minnesota’s nurses.
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MNA Legislative Update May 2, 2014
Public Employee Relations Board
A bill to establish a Public Employee Relations Board (HF3014) was passed by the full Senate on Monday.
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