My name is Stephanie Payne and I am a nursing student at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities and also work as a NST at UMMC-University campus. I would just like for you and all the nurses to know that I believe in what the nurses are fighting for and I know many of my other nursing student friends are also in full support of the RNs.
I have come from a family of union workers and know first hand the meaning of picketing and standing up to management! My dad was a member of the Northwest Airlines mechanic’s union, AMFA, and was one of the many mechanics on strike in the Summer/Fall of 2005. My mom also currently works at Northwest (for over 35 years!) and is apart of the AFL-CIO union and been apart of a few strikes in her time.
If there is anything I can do for the Minnesota Nurses Association, please let me know! I believe the nurses are paving the way for how nursing care should be for future nurses like myself, and if there is any way I can show my support for this, I’d love to help. Hope everyone is doing okay out there on the lines!
Thanks so much and, again, you have my full support!
