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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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.” »
Thanks to all of you who showed up early this morning to show your support for MNA’s HealthEast Home Care RNs, who are STILL fighting for their first contract after more than a year of negotiations. Keep up the fight!!!
… Read more about: HealthEast Home Care RNs: Keep up the Fight! »
“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.”
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 »
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 »
Do you know a special registered nurse?
As nurses, we all know someone who is an outstanding practitioner, an inspiring educator or mentor, an unfailing supporter of nurses in collective bargaining, a nurse executive who models leadership, or a researcher who has made a real difference to patients.
Would you like to see that special registered nurse be recognized by the profession?
The MNA awards, presented at the Convention in October every year, honor the RN members of MNA who exemplify the best of the nursing profession and of our union.
… Read more about: MNA Awards: Nominate a Nurse! »
Stories we’re scanning:
NOTES ON NURSING
Nurses’ Rx for Healing – A Robin Hood Tax Nurses are on the streets throughout the world today to demand a small Robin Hood tax on Wall Street transactions. In Guatamala, Manhattan, El Paso, Minneapolis and numerous sites around the globe, thousands of nurses who see too much suffering as Wall Street bankers get paid six-figure bonuses are calling for a new public health measure – economic justice. Read why nurses are at the forefront of this movement.
California Court Says Unsupervised Nurses Can Administer Anesthesia The order will have its greatest impact in rural areas, where nurses commonly administer anesthesia in hospitals, under a doctor’s orders but without in-person supervision.
… Read more about: MNA Daily NewsScan, June 19, 2012: Robin Hood Tax Day; underemployed & underpaid »
Stories we’re scanning:
HEALTH CARE
Health Cost Relief Only Temporary If health care spending isn’t brought in line with overall economic growth, Americans will eventually face agonizing choices between paying medical bills and funding other priorities such as education and infrastructure.
NURSING
Kansas City Nurses Reaffirm Commitment to NNU A spokeswoman for the National Nurses Organizing Committee of National Nurses United said the vote this week was 260 to 92 in favor of the union.
LABOR
America Without A Union Movement? When labor was at its numerical apogee in 1955, the wealthiest 10 percent claimed just 33 percent of the nation’s income.
… Read more about: MNA Daily NewsScan, June 14, 2012: No unions = huge wage gap; Mich. nurses deliver big message to state »
