Nurses endorse 25 additional candidates in state legislative races (Page 15)

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Endorsees include incumbents and candidates in open races who have pledged to work with nurses on key issues like the Keeping Nurses at the Bedside Act 

(St. Paul) – July 26, 2022 – Nurses of the Minnesota Nurses Association today endorsed 25 candidates in races for the Minnesota Legislature, including candidates running in open races and incumbent candidates recognized for their various levels of leadership and partnership with nurses to make progress on issues important to nurses and patients.

This year, key issues for MNA nurses in selecting candidates to endorse for election include support for the Keeping Nurses at the Bedside Act; opposition to the Outsourcing Care Compact; and defense of workers’ collective bargaining rights and opposition to so-called “right-to-work” laws. Nurses will encourage fellow members and the voting public to support those who will put healthcare workers and patients before profits and the corporate healthcare policies of hospital executives.

MNA nurses will encourage fellow nurses and the public to elect endorsed candidates through phone- and text-banking, door-knocking, digital advertisements and more. Following is the list of candidates endorsed by MNA nurses today. Additional information on the MNA endorsement process and on endorsed candidates can be found at nursescarenursesvote.com.

Incumbents: MNA Advocates

  1. Zack Stephenson (HD 35A)
  2. John Huot (HD 56B)
  3. Mohamud Noor (HD 60B)
  4. Frank Hornstein (HD 61A)
  5. Aisha Gomez (HD 62A)
  6. Melissa Halvorson Wicklund (SD 51)
  7. Sandy Pappas (SD 65)

Incumbents: MNA Supporters

  1. Kelly Moller (HD 40A)
  2. Carlie Kotyza-Witthuhn (HD 49B)
  3. Jess Hanson (HD 55A)
  4. Jamie Long (HD 61B)
  5. Kaohly Her (HD 64A)
  6. Jim Carlson (SD 52)

Incumbents: MNA Endorsed

  1. Luke Frederick (HD 18B)
  2. Esther Agbaje (HD 59B)

Open Races: MNA Endorsed

  1. Reed Olson (HD 2A)
  2. Jeff Brand (HD 18A)
  3. Tom Stiehm (HD 23B)
  4. Jerry Newton (HD 35B)
  5. Patty Acomb (HD 45B)
  6. Brad Tabke (HD 54A)
  7. Liz Lee (HD 67A)
  8. Nancy McLean (SD 33)
  9. Heather Gustafson (SD 36)
  10. Farhio Khalif (SD 37)

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Endorsees include incumbents and candidates in open races who have pledged to work with nurses on key issues like the Keeping Nurses at the Bedside Act 

(St. Paul) – July 26, 2022 – Nurses of the Minnesota Nurses Association today endorsed 25 candidates in races for the Minnesota Legislature, including candidates running in open races and incumbent candidates recognized for their various levels of leadership and partnership with nurses to make progress on issues important to nurses and patients.
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(St. Paul) – July 25, 2022 – The following is a statement from Tammie Fromm, Operating Room RN at Mayo Clinic Mankato, on the outcome of today’s vote at the Mayo Mankato hospital:

“For decades, since long before Mayo Health System purchased our community’s hospital, nurses here have proudly stood together to fight for better conditions for local workers and patients in our hospitals.
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Nurses today endorsed Governor Walz and Lt. Governor Flanagan, Attorney General Ellison, Auditor Blaha, and Secretary of State Simon for reelection 

(St. Paul) – July 21, 2022 – Nurses of the Minnesota Nurses Association (MNA) today announced their endorsements of candidates for statewide executive offices who will stand with nurses to put Patients Before Profits in Minnesota, endorsing Governor Tim Walz and Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan, Attorney General Keith Ellison, State Auditor Julie Blaha, and Secretary of State Steve Simon for reelection.
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Nurses at Avera Marshall Medical Center announced on June 13 that they won a new contract, following eight months of sustained negotiations by nurses after their previous contract expired on September 30, 2021.

The new contract was won under a strong organizing effort by Marshall nurses, including an informational picket in April where we and the Marshall community came together to demand that hospital executives put patients before profits, to put community care before corporate policies and cost-cutting that are driving nurses away from the bedside and that negatively impact patient care.  

“We have made a lot of positive changes that we are excited about and hope will help retain our nurses and attract others to come work at Avera Marshall.
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Endorsees include those recognized for their leadership and partnership with nurses on key issues like the Keeping Nurses at the Bedside Act 

(St. Paul) – June 23, 2022 – Nurses of the Minnesota Nurses Association today endorsed 27 incumbent members of the Minnesota Legislature for reelection in 2022, including 15 MNA Advocates and 10 MNA Supporters. These endorsement levels, like the “MNA Champions” announced earlier this week, recognize leadership and partnership with nurses to make progress on issues important to nurses and patients.
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MNA nurses are seeking solutions to staffing and retention in contract negotiations with hospital executives 

(St. Paul) – June 23, 2022 – A new national study released today shows that 51 percent of surveyed nurses considered leaving the profession within the next year, citing short staffing and moral distress as the driving factors. The study of 2,200 registered nurses working in hospitals, conducted Fall 2021, found 95 percent had experienced moral distress, “when they feel that the ethical course of action is not being pursued due to organizational or institutional constraints,” while just 15 percent felt staffing levels in their workplace were safe.
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Nurses have been working without a contract since Essentia purchased the facility in 2020 and executives refused to recognize nurses’ existing contract

Nurses will picket to oppose Essentia’s anti-union, corporate healthcare agenda and to demand a fair resolution to contract negotiations

(Moose Lake) – June 22, 2022 – Nurses with the Minnesota Nurses Association at Essentia Health’s Moose Lake Hospital today announced their intent to picket on Tuesday, June 28, 2022, outside of the hospital.
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Incumbent candidates support key nurse issues including Keeping Nurses at the Bedside Act, will work to put patients and healthcare workers before profits 

(St. Paul) – June 20, 2022 – Nurses of the Minnesota Nurses Association today endorsed ten incumbent members of the Minnesota Legislature as “MNA Champions” for their consistent support of MNA issues and partnership with nurses on these priority goals. The endorsements are the first announced for incumbents seeking re-election in 2022 and follow those previously announced by MNA in open races.
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Candidates pledge to support Keeping Nurses at the Bedside Act, put patients and healthcare workers before profits 

(St. Paul) – June 17, 2022 – Nurses of the Minnesota Nurses Association today announced seven new endorsements for the 2022 election cycle for candidates in open races for the Minnesota Legislature. These endorsements, like those previously announced by MNA, are based on screening interviews and recommendations of member nurses based on candidates’ pledged support for MNA priority issues.
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