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Amber Smigiel
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October 5, 2020 (St.
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By Geri Katz
MNA Manager of Practice, Education and Special Projects
MNA’s Annual Convention always includes a day of education for nurses that covers topics from nursing practice, building power in the workplace, and healthcare policy.
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The 2020 elections are some of the most important in American history, particularly so since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Amber Smigiel
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(Bismarck) – August 28, 2020 – After more than 30 hours of negotiations this week, MNA nurses reached a tentative agreement early Wednesday morning on a first contract with CHI St.
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At the August meeting of the MNA Board of Directors, several MNA members presented this Statement of Solidarity from White Nurses which recognizes, “For centuries, non-white people globally have resisted racism and fought for their sovereignty.” It further states, “As white nurses, we have been complicit in racism through willful ignorance, microaggressions, silence, and an inability to discuss and understand whiteness and its role in upholding intentional systems of power that benefit white people.”
The Board unanimously voted in favor of adopting this statement and urges other white nurses to join them by signing their names in support.
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Amber Smigiel
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amber.smigiel@mnnurses.org
August 20, 2020 (St.
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MNA nurses have been stretched thin this during this pandemic. From employers failing to provide PPE or adequate levels of PPE, nurses know that they must take their advocacy beyond the bedside and to the public.
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Media Advisory
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July 27, 2020 (St.
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Nurses and voters across Minnesota will have the opportunity to exercise their right to vote on two occasions in the coming months.
… Read more about: Minnesota’s primary election day is August 11 »
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Amber Smigiel
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amber.smigiel@mnnurses.org
July 22, 2020 (St.
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Amber Smigiel
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amber.smigiel@mnnurses.org
(St.
… Read more about: MNA Nurses Demand Essentia Negotiate Moose Lake Hospital Contract »
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Amber Smigiel
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amber.smigiel@mnnurses.org
(St.
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