Sunday, September 30 Rally - Working Families Vote No! (Page 79)

Join your fellow union members as we say –

WORKING FAMILIES VOTE NO!

We Are Minnesota, a coalition of local unions including MNA, is sponsoring a rally to demonstrate our opposition to BOTH constitutional amendments that will be on the ballot this fall.

WHEN & WHERE:  Sunday, September 30 in St. Paul’s Rice Park

Gather at 12:30; program (about 45 minutes) at 1:00.

Emcee will be SAG-AFTRA and Equity member Sue Scott of Prairie Home Companion, and speakers will include labor leaders, rank-and-file members, and dignitaries.  We’ll also have some great musical performers, including the Twin Cities Labor Chorus and AFofM member singer-guitarist Scott Dercks, who will lead us in a sing-along to end the program.

There will be sign-up opportunities to volunteer for phone banking, door knocking, etc., to help defeat both the marriage and voter ID amendments.

Mark your calendar and plan to attend!  Wear your union hats, shirts, etc., and bring home-made signs to express your opposition to these pernicious amendments!

Register for the rally at We are Minnesota’s Action page:


Go to the “Working Families Vote NO!” Facebook event page, where we’ll post more information about speakers and performers.  Be sure to “Like” the page!

IMPORTANT REMINDER: This is a labor-sponsored event, but everyone is welcome!  Bring your friends and family, and use your personal networks to get the word out!

VOTE NO – don’t limit the freedom to vote!

VOTE NO – don’t limit the freedom to marry!

“No member of this state shall be disfranchised or deprived of any rights or privileges secured to any citizen thereof”  — Minnesota Bill of Rights

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Join your fellow union members as we say –

WORKING FAMILIES VOTE NO!

We Are Minnesota, a coalition of local unions including MNA, is sponsoring a rally to demonstrate our opposition to BOTH constitutional amendments that will be on the ballot this fall.

WHEN & WHERE:  Sunday, September 30 in St. Paul’s Rice Park

Gather at 12:30; program (about 45 minutes) at 1:00.

Emcee will be SAG-AFTRA and Equity member Sue Scott of Prairie Home Companion, and speakers will include labor leaders, rank-and-file members, and dignitaries.  We’ll also have some great musical performers, including the Twin Cities Labor Chorus and AFofM member singer-guitarist Scott Dercks, who will lead us in a sing-along to end the program.
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It may seem like a simple thing, requiring Minnesotans to show their photo ID before they vote. As a matter of fact, some of your friends and neighbors still think it is. You might even think it makes sense.

That’s why we want you to watch this new video . The voter restriction amendment is far from simple and that is why we oppose it. As a matter of fact, the legislature made it very complicated. It will cost millions to implement and ends Minnesota’s 40-year tradition of Election Day registration.

The voter restriction amendment being considered here is the most restrictive in the country, placing hurdles between the ballot box and Minnesotans serving in the military, seniors and young voters.
… Read more about: This Fall, Vote NO on Voter ID  »

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Sunday, September 2

Virginia

Iron Range Labor Assembly picnic

12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Olcott Park, Virginia 55792

Program at 1:30 p.m. Join us for a raffle, games for kids, a beer garden and all the food you can eat. This picnic is open to anyone.

 

Monday, September 3 – Labor Day

Brainerd/Baxter

Brainerd Trades and Labor Assembly Solidarity Day 2012 Labor Day picnic

12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Baxter City Park, Baxter MN 56425

Join us for food, beverages, music, games for kids and door prizes.
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HEALTH CARE

Big Med  Blog note:  This long piece published in the New Yorker, is written by the same author who uncovered the discrepancies in health cre spending, most notably in McAllen, TX.  It is a provocative article about corporatization of health care that will be a source of heated discussion.  Weigh in yourself,  using the comments section below.

Hospital Chain Inquiry Cited Unnecessary Cardiac Work  Blog note: another point about health care corporitization.  And it was a nurse who blew the whistle.

In British Emergency Room, “There’s No Card to Show; There are No Bills”   Take the American tourist.
… Read more about: MNA Daily NewsScan, August 7, 2012: How is that corporate health care working for you?  »

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Congrats to MNA RN Lil Ortendahl, who was honored at the Minnesota DFL’s recent Humphrey-Mondale dinner. Lil was given the Hubert H Humphrey award for citizen political activism.

As only she can, Lil had the crowd roaring during her acceptance speech. Watch the video below to see why:

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… Read more about: MNA RN Lil Ortendahl: “Some drink, some screw around … I do politics.”  »

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“Unfortunately, we have a lot of money in health care right now that is being siphoned off by insurance companies, drug companies and others who are making profit off health care. As long as profit exists in health care, we are going to have a real hard time to paying bills,” she said. “I think that this law stops that, but we’ve got to see health care for all.”

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HEALTH CARE

Supreme Court Upholds Health Care Law  Roberts joins majority, says mandate is permissable under Congress’s taxing authority.  The 5-4 ruling  — a major victory for the White House  — will help redefine the power of the national government and affect the health-care choices of millions of Americans.

MNA President Linda Hamilton, RN: We Still Have Much Work To Do   “While we are pleased the Supreme Court upheld the entire Affordable Care Act and that millions of deserving Americans will receive the health care coverage they so desperately need as a result, the job isn’t done,” Hamilton said.
… Read more about: MNA Daily NewsScan, June 28, 2012: ACA Upheld; RNs Know “Medicare for All” is best solution  »

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MEDIA AVAILABILITY
Contact: John Nemo, MNA, 651-414-2863 or john.nemo@mnnurses.org

ST. PAUL (June 27, 2012) – Linda Hamilton, RN, BSN, President of the Minnesota Nurses Association, will be available Thursday to comment from an everyday nurse’s perspective on the Supreme Court’s ruling regarding the Affordable Care Act and how it impacts Minnesota patients and families.

“Our concern is that a system of unaffordable, under-insurance will persist. No matter the outcome, millions will effectively be denied regular quality care,” said Hamilton, who is a staff nurse in the Twin Cities-based Children’s Hospitals and Clinics system. “In the past year, nurses have been especially alarmed at what they see as broad declines in health and living standards for substantial segments of the U.S.
… Read more about: Thursday Media Availability: MNA President to Comment on Supreme Court Health Care Ruling  »