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Nurse power pays off in Deer River

By Sherri Lidholm, Jodi Isaacs, Shannon Wilberg, Ellyn Peterson: Deer River Health Care Center negotiating team

Negotiations with Essentia Health in Deer River started with a “contraband” cake and ended with our members ratifying a contract that improves compensation, stems the tide of RNs leaving for better-paying jobs in nearby hospitals, and strengthens our union solidarity.
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February 24, 2015

Video: 2015 MNA Nurses Day on the Hill

150 MNA member nurses came to the Capitol in St. Paul to tell lawmakers they want a Safe Patient Standard and that nurses and patients are not safe in the workplace.
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February 18, 2015

Video: MNA Nurses Support Effort to End Workplace Violence

Nurses from St. John’s Hospital in Maplewood describe horrific night when a patient suddenly attacked them. MNA nurses are fighting for workplace safety for all healthcare workers in all facilities.
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February 12, 2015

Nurses bring 'passionate commitment' to 2015 Day on the Hill

Inspiring, empowering, and energizing. Those are some of the words MNA members used to describe Day on the Hill 2015.
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February 12, 2015

When RNs speak, policymakers listen

In response to recent attacks on nurses’ safety and their ability to provide safe, quality care for their patients, MNA members are speaking to legislators about safe patient staffing levels and workplace safety in 2015.
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January 30, 2015

Are Minnesota Hospitals Above the Law?

Hospitals Blatantly Disregard Minnesota Law

Patients, nurses, healthcare workers, and Minnesota citizens won a hard-fought victory in the 2013 legislative session when Governor Dayton signed into law the Staffing Plan Disclosure Act.
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January 19, 2015

Minnesota Nursing Shortage: Fact or Fiction?

By Mathew Keller, RN JD, MNA Nurse Policy Specialist

We’ve all heard the news about the “nursing crisis” or “nursing shortage,” but imagine my surprise when, after graduating from the University of Minnesota’s BSN program about 10 years ago, my classmates and I had a difficult time finding jobs.
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January 5, 2015

MN Board of Nursing’s Old-Fashioned Views Limit Nursing Education

By Mathew Keller, RN JD, MNA Regulatory and Policy Nursing Specialist

In early August, Minnesota registered nurse Andy Gladstein had just completed his third week of an online RN to MSN program via Grand Canyon State University in Arizona.
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December 19, 2014

Urgent message for MNA members

Please contact Senators Klobuchar and Franken today – and ask them to vote against the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act (CROmnibus) bill unless unacceptable provisions are removed.
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December 13, 2014

Video: MNA Nurses Informational Picket at Cambridge Medical Center

Nurses braved the cold to inform the public they are fighting for a fair contract that protects patients and nurses alike.
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November 25, 2014

Cambridge RNs ready for Nov. 20 informational picketing

RNs at Cambridge Medical Center made final preparations for their Nov. 20 informational picketing on Tuesday night.

MNA Cambridge members and their families turned out in force to make signs and other preparations for Thursday’s picketing.
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November 19, 2014

Nurses vow to file OSHA complaints over Ebola preparedness

Nurses and other healthcare workers urged the state to live up to its responsibility to protect front-line healthcare workers dealing with Ebola and other infectious diseases at a Nov.
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November 14, 2014