Anybody catch WCCO TV News last night? They had a feature on Labor Unions and Strikes, and talked a lot toward the end about MNA and 2010.
… Read more about: MNA Daily NewsScan, Sept. 18, 2012: Labor Unions, Strikes and MNA »
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 17, 2012
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Robin Hood Tax Introduced In Congress
HR-6411: To Tax Wall Street; Real Revenue for Critical National, International Needs
New York – The U.S.
… Read more about: Press Release: MN Rep. Keith Ellison Introduces Robin Hood Tax Bill In Congress »
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Latest from CTU Strike: Lawyers for Chicago Public Schools filed a lawsuit in Circuit Court this morning seeking a preliminary injunction to immediately end the teachers strike.
… Read more about: MNA Daily NewsScan, Sept. 17, 2012: What Wisconsin Ruling Might Mean For Labor Unions »
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The Chicago teachers strike enters its fifth day as “number crunching” apparently delayed a deal that both sides had hoped would be reached on Thursday.
… Read more about: MNA Daily NewsScan, Sept. 14, 2012: End in Sight for Striking Chicago Teachers? »
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As their Strike enters its fourth day, news reports say the Chicago Teachers Union is close to reaching a deal with city officials.
… Read more about: MNA Daily NewsScan, Sept. 13, 2012: Feds say Fairview Violated Patient Rights, Laws with Debt Collection Tactics »
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It may seem like a simple thing, requiring Minnesotans to show their photo ID before they vote.
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The Chicago Teachers Strike enters Day 3 – read the latest developments.
… Read more about: MNA Daily NewsScan, Sept. 12, 2012: Chicago Teachers Strike Enters Day 3; Community Paramedic Ranks Growing in MN »
Across the United States, we remember September 11.
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The Chicago Teachers Strike has become the biggest Labor-related story of 2012, and enters its second day in the Windy City.
… Read more about: MNA Daily NewsScan, Sept. 11, 2012: Never Forget; Chicago Teachers Strike Continues; KC RNs to Vote »
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Chicago teachers went on strike Monday for the first time in 25 years after their union and district officials failed to reach a contract agreement despite intense weekend negotiations that the union said were productive but still failed to adequately address issues such as job security and teacher evaluations.
… Read more about: MNA Daily NewsScan, Sept. 10, 2012: Chicago Teachers on Strike; HMOs in MN again see strong profits »
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In a major win for nurses, patients and three Texas communities, registered nurses (RNs) in El Paso, Corpus Christi and Brownsville gave final approval to contracts yesterday in first-ever collective bargaining agreements with National Nurses United.
… Read more about: MNA Daily NewsScan, Sept. 7, 2012: Don’t Mess With Texas (RNs); Why Front-Line Health Care Employees Matter »
NOTES ON NURSING
Nurses, Docs Overestimate Care The disconnect between the quality of care a panel of experts found in the records and the quality of care the nurses and doctors thought they had delivered doesn’t mean the patients were any worse off.
… Read more about: MNA Daily NewsScan, September 6, 2012: Overestimating care; more corporate mergers; orchestra bosses out of tune »
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There is plenty of Union angst at Minnesota-based SuperValu, according to a recent Star Tribune story.
… Read more about: MNA Daily NewsScan, Sept. 5, 2012: “Union Angst” at SuperValu; Unions Do Battle with Conservative Super PACs »