Thanks to all the amazing RNs who have volunteered their time and talents by serving on the Contract Action Team (CAT), which met here at MNA Headquarters this morning. Below is a slideshow of photos from the gathering.
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During 2009 at Methodist, they made a profit of $377.00 PER MINUTE during a time when they were reducing nurse numbers and laying off nurses. They could have added 200 more RNs each and every day in 2009 and still not lost money!
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The brand-new, completely redesigned MNA Web site will be going LIVE this Wednesday, April 7, 2010! We hope you enjoy the new look and feel of the MNA site and that it provides you the information you need in a fast, friendly and easy-to-follow manner.
Two important changes to the new site include:
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Media Contact: John Nemo, 651-414-2863 or john.nemo@mnnurses.org
HealthEast Home Care Nurses Vote to join Minnesota Nurses Association
ST. PAUL (April 1, 2010) – Registered Nurses working for HealthEast Home Care voted today to formally organize and join the Minnesota Nurses Association (MNA).
“It is a great day for the Home Care nurses here at HealthEast,” said Kelly Rogalsky, one of 55 RNs working in HealthEast’s Home Care program. “We’re excited to join MNA and have formal union representation. We look forward to bargaining with our employer for a contract that ensures the well-being and safety of our patients and allows us to give our patients the best quality of care possible.”
HealthEast’s Home Care program provides at-home care and nursing for patients across the Twin Cities.
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Take a look at the flyer below to find out the latest from today’s bargaining session between MNA and Park Nicollet Methodist. You can also print and share this flyer with other RNs!
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Take a look at the flyer below to find out the latest from today’s bargaining session between MNA and Fairview. You can also print and share this flyer with other RNs!
Take a look at the flyer below to find out the latest from today’s bargaining session between MNA and Children’s. You can also print and share this flyer with other RNs!
Pro athletes including the NBA’s Kevin Love and Al Jefferson, along with NHL players like Derek Boogaard and NCAA Basketball Coach Tubby Smith are among the state’s big names saying a special THANK YOU to Minnesota Nurses!
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MNA Bargaining Update: Wednesday, March 31st 1:00 p.m.
On March 31st, your MNA Bargaining team asked these questions of Allina management. Management has not answered any of these questions. The MNA Bargaining Team is anxiously awaiting answers.
Questions to Allina management:
Can you identify, specifically and in detail, how the proposals you put forward support patient safety and patient advocacy? We have heard you using these terms, and want to understand them as you use them. We need to know how gutting our contract – and the contract is agreed to jointly by you and us – helps support patient safety and patient advocacy.
… Read more about: Allina Bargaining UPDATE (March 31) from MNA »
Take a look at the flyer below to find out the latest from yesterday’s bargaining session between MNA and North Memorial. You can also print and share this flyer with other RNs!
… Read more about: North Memorial Bargaining Update (March 30) »
