It’s now much easier for Minnesota nurses to stand up for safe patient care.
Now when nurses submit Concern for Safe Staffing forms that document unsafe conditions in their facilities, they can also contact their legislators to let them know that unsafe staffing situations are occurring in their districts.
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Minnesota’s primary election is Tuesday, August 12. You have a chance to return one of the most accomplished state auditors in the country to her post.
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Negotiations between nurses and Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital in Grand Rapids were marked by ‘mutual respect’ this spring, leading to a new contract that benefits nurses and patients.
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Essentia Health-Sandstone nurses have a new contract – their first.
Members approved a new four-year contract earlier this month, following two years of organizing and negotiating.
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National Nurses United
Media Advisory, Photo Opportunity July 18, 2014
Contact: Liz Jacobs, RN, 510-435-7674, Bill Gallagher, 818-355-8691, or Sarah Cecile, 510-541-9570
Big March and Rally Today in Detroit to Protest Water Shutoffs by City: ‘Turn On the Water, Tax Wall Street’
Responding to the controversial decision of Detroit and Michigan officials to shut off water for tens of thousands of city residents, a broad coalition of national, international, and Detroit area organizations will hold a major protest march and rally today in Detroit.
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Nurses at one of Minnesota’s largest hospitals have a new contract that makes significant improvements in compensation and working conditions conditions that will help recruit and retain nurses at the busy urban Level 1 Trauma facility.
… Read more about: HCMC contract builds on success »
Nurses at Fairview Lakes Medical Center in Wyoming, MN, are fighting for contract advancements to protect patients, recruit and retain exceptional nurses, and to stop management efforts to take back hard-fought compensation and benefits.
… Read more about: Fairview Lakes fights 'offensive' proposals »
Fairview Lakes nurses are standing up for a fair contract that ends inequities in pay between nurses in clinics and the hospital.
… Read more about: Video: Fairview Lakes Nurses Speak Out about Fairness »
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.
… Read more about: MNA Welcomes New Members in Baudette »
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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