MNA 107th Annual Convention: See. Learn. Prepare. Act.
The annual convention of the Minnesota Nurses Association fortified members’ stance on nursing issues and demonstrated their resolve to act collectively on those issues.
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HEALTH CARE
Health Care Fraud Deconstructed: Fraud and Patients Not the Problem The bottom line is that there is already enough money in the system to more than adequately cover everybody, if we can eliminate the waste.
… Read more about: MNA Daily NewsScan, October 19, 2012: Who is really scamming the HC system?; Newborns at risk »
HEALTH CARE
Hospital Lobbies to Save Exec Pay A Peninsula ballot measure that would limit the pay of executives at El Camino Hospital faces its toughest opposition from the hospital, which has donated three-quarters of the campaign funds to defeat the proposal.
… Read more about: MNA NewsScan, October 18, 2012: Lobby $$ spent to save hospital exec pay; Corp. profits skyrocket »
The 107th Annual MNA Convention is underway this week in Duluth! Make sure you follow MNA on Twitter and Facebook for the latest updates, photos and more!
… Read more about: MNA Daily NewsScan, October 17, 2012 – SPCO Musicians Rally; Michigan Workers See Wages Decline »
The 107th Annual MNA Convention is underway this week in Duluth! Make sure you follow MNA on Twitter and Facebook for the latest updates, photos and more!
… Read more about: MNA Daily NewsScan, October 16, 2012 – Republican Insider: MN Marriage Amendment a GOTV Tactic »
The 107th Annual MNA Convention is underway this week in Duluth! Make sure you follow MNA on Twitter and Facebook for the latest updates, photos and more!
… Read more about: MNA Daily NewsScan, October 15, 2012 – The 107th Annual MNA Convention is Underway! »
Union Video: Romney’s Bain Selling Out American Workers to China
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LABOR NEWS
Star Tribune Op/Ed by Minnesota AFL-CIO President Shar Knutson: Just what’s behind this increase in lockouts?
… Read more about: MNA Daily NewsScan, October 12, 2012: Just What’s Behind This Increase in Lockouts? »
HEALTH CARE
The Big Spin: Hospital Staffing Goes Under the Knife Jan Rodolfo, Midwest director for National Nurses United, the country’s largest union of registered nurses, said profitable hospitals are behaving much like hospitals in dire financial straits.
… Read more about: MNA Daily NewsScan, October 11, 2012: Hospitals spin tales on staffing; Kodak hopes to bail on retiree benefits »
HEALTH CARE
Hospitals Add 8,000 New Jobs in September Altogether, the healthcare sector added 43,500 jobs last month–more than a third of the 114,000 jobs the U.S.
… Read more about: MNA Daily NewsScan, October 10, 2012: Hospitals add 8k new jobs in Sept.; Adequate nurse staffing a universal problem »
LABOR NEWS
In California, RNs ratified a three-year contract with Mills-Peninsula Health Services, an affiliate of Sacramento-based Sutter Health.
… Read more about: MNA Daily NewsScan, October 9, 2012: Study – Hospitals should heed Nurses’ perceptions on quality »
LABOR NEWS
Rich-Poor Gap Widens in United States The 1.2 million households whose incomes put them in the top 1 percent of the U.S.
… Read more about: MNA Daily NewsScan, October 8, 2012: Wage Gap Widens; Union Victory for VA Nurses »
