This photo shows why Nurses Rock!
2010-03-19
Look at how many Methodist RNs showed up to support one another on the opening day of negotiations! United We Stand!
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All Nurse Rally on March 27!
2010-03-19
Can you join us? We need every nurse we can to show up and stand up for patient safety!
If you have time, download a copy of the flyer above and share copies with your fellow nurses!
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Minnesota Nurses Pension Bargaining Gets Under Way
2010-03-05
Employers Propose Major Reductions
Our pension plan is the envy of registered nurses around the country. It is a benefit that we negotiated years ago and have worked hard to protect. Many of us have worked for years in our hospitals, providing quality patient care every day, and deserve a pension that will allow us to retire when we are ready.
Pension bargaining with our employers got under way on Friday, March 5. We proposed moderate improvements to our pension. Our employers, on the other hand, proposed three major reductions in pension benefits.
Our Proposals
- Improve the benefit formula to provide an accrued benefit each year equal to two (2) percent of nurses’ W-2 earnings.
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2010 Save GAMC Rally – A day to remember!
2010-02-05
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In case you missed it, here’s a short video summarizing what was truly an amazing turnout from hundreds upon hundreds of Minnesotans from all over the state and all walks of life. We all came together to demand our legislators restore the General Assistance Medical Care (GAMC) program, which provides health insurance for the poor and homeless in our state. Truly an incredible event!
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