Verizon Communications and two unions have reached tentative agreements for labor contracts covering about 43,000 workers after more than a year of negotiations and a strike.

HEALTH CARE

A federal judge dismissed Prime Healthcare Services’ lawsuit against Kaiser Permanente and a California workers’ union in what Prime called a conspiracy to whittle the hospital operator out of the market.
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MNA Daily NewsScan, Sept. 19, 2012: Robin Hood Tax Hits Congress; CTU Strike Ends

On: September 19, 2012

In: Activism, Bargaining, Healthcare, Hospitals, Labor Unions, Nurses, Nursing, Politics, Right to Work

Big News on the Robin Hood Tax front: Minnesota Rep. Keith Ellison (pictured above) introduced a bill in Congress this week that would impose a tax on Wall Street speculation. The Inclusive Prosperity Act would raise up to $350 billion in annual revenues that would be used to breathe new life into Main Street communities across America, as well as international health, sustainable prosperity and environmental programs.

LABOR

After 7 days, the Chicago Teachers Strike is over and students are returning to the classroom.

Registered nurses at Menorah Medical Center have approved a labor contract to be represented by National Nurses Organizing Committee and National Nurses United.
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MNA Daily NewsScan, Sept. 18, 2012: Labor Unions, Strikes and MNA

On: September 18, 2012

In: Activism, Bargaining, Labor Unions, Nurses, Nurses Strike, Politics, Right to Work

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.

Here’s the Video:

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LABOR

Video: The clever – and often funny – picket signs spotted on the line during the Chicago Teachers Union Strike. Enjoy!

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Press Release: MN Rep. Keith Ellison Introduces Robin Hood Tax Bill In Congress

On: September 17, 2012

In: Activism, Labor Unions, Politics

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 17, 2012

Contact: Carl Ginsburg 917-405-1060 or Charles Idelson, 510-273-2246

Robin Hood Tax Introduced In Congress

HR-6411: To Tax Wall Street; Real Revenue for Critical National, International Needs

New York – The U.S. Robin Hood Tax Campaign today applauded the introduction in Congress of a bill that would impose a tax on Wall Street speculation. Introduced by Rep. Keith Ellison, HR 6411, the Inclusive Prosperity Act, would raise up to $350 billion in annual revenues that would be used to breathe new life into Main Street communities across America, as well as international health, sustainable prosperity and environmental programs.
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MNA Daily NewsScan, Sept. 17, 2012: What Wisconsin Ruling Might Mean For Labor Unions

On: September 17, 2012

In: Activism, Bargaining, Healthcare, Hospitals, Labor Unions, Nurses, Nursing, Politics, Right to Work

LABOR

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.

The Washington Post examines what the bombshell news out of Wisconsin this weekend might mean for Labor Unions nationally.

From The Los Angeles Times: A group with ties to the conservative billionaire Koch brothers has dropped $4 million to pass a ballot measure that would severely limit the political activity of labor unions.

Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan school board members settled work agreements with three labor unions last week and set salaries for administrative employees not covered by collective bargaining units.
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MNA Daily NewsScan, Sept. 14, 2012: End in Sight for Striking Chicago Teachers?

On: September 14, 2012

In: Activism, Bargaining, Healthcare, Hospitals, Labor Unions, Nurses, Nursing, Politics, Right to Work

LABOR

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.

HEALTH CARE

Op/Ed: Listen to front-line care solutions for inadequate staffing.

Bedside Manner Matters: In a follow-up to a smaller study published last year, researchers at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia have concluded that more empathetic physicians achieve better clinical outcomes.
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MNA Daily NewsScan, Sept. 13, 2012: Feds say Fairview Violated Patient Rights, Laws with Debt Collection Tactics

On: September 13, 2012

In: Activism, Bargaining, Healthcare, Hospitals, Labor Unions, Nurses, Nursing, Politics, Right to Work

LABOR

As their Strike enters its fourth day, news reports say the Chicago Teachers Union is close to reaching a deal with city officials.

Op/Ed from The New York Times – Unions Are Striking Back, at Last

HEALTH CARE

The federal government has found that collection practices at the University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview violated federal rules on patient rights as well as a law that calls on hospitals to stabilize emergency room patients before asking for payment.

On the health insurance front, employers and their workers are paying an average of 4 percent more this year in premiums for health insurance – an increase that’s more than double the rate of wage growth from last year.
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