MNA Daily NewsScan, Sept. 25, 2012: Scott Walker Irony Alert in full effect (Page 96)

In a serious case of irony, Union-busting Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker took to Twitter early today demanding the return of the NFL’s unionized referees.

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From the AFL-CIO Blog: Crossing a picket line hurts everyone.

Also, today is National Voter Registration Day. Are you ready to have your voice heard?

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NNU’s Rose Ann DeMoro: The Robin Hood Campaign – A Movement, and Now Legislation, Too.

From Minnesota Public Radio: Rural Minnesota retools health care in wave of hospital mergers.

The pace of Health Care inflation is picking up again, according to a new report.

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In a serious case of irony, Union-busting Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker took to Twitter early today demanding the return of the NFL’s unionized referees.

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From the AFL-CIO Blog: Crossing a picket line hurts everyone.

Also, today is National Voter Registration Day. Are you ready to have your voice heard?

HEALTH CARE

NNU’s Rose Ann DeMoro: The Robin Hood Campaign – A Movement, and Now Legislation, Too.

From Minnesota Public Radio: Rural Minnesota retools health care in wave of hospital mergers.
… Read more about: MNA Daily NewsScan, Sept. 25, 2012: Scott Walker Irony Alert in full effect  »

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Minnesota Department of Health Commissioner Dr. Edward P. Ehlinger published an Op/Ed in today’s Star Tribune on why marriage is a matter of public health.

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Locked-out American Crystal Sugar workers have called on their children in an effort to get the company to negotiate an end to the labor dispute.

Minnesota Orchestra management and musicians are still worlds apart as they meet with a federal mediator on Monday, six days before the orchestra’s union contract expires.

National Nurses United, the nation’s largest union and professional association of registered nurses, has endorsed President Barack Obama for a second term.
… Read more about: MNA Daily NewsScan, Sept. 24, 2012: Op/Ed – Marriage A Matter of Public Health  »

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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.
… Read more about: Sunday, September 30 Rally – Working Families Vote No!  »

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Op/Ed: Leadership not listening to front-line staff can negatively affect patients, staff and hospitals.

Investigation: Hospital grab at least $1 billion in extra fees for ER visits.
… Read more about: MNA Daily NewsScan, Sept. 21, 2012: Hospitals grabbing at least $1 billion in extra fees  »

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Verizon Communications and two unions have reached tentative agreements for labor contracts covering about 43,000 workers after more than a year of negotiations and a strike.

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A federal judge dismissed Prime Healthcare Services’ lawsuit against Kaiser Permanente and a California workers’ union in what Prime called a conspiracy to whittle the hospital operator out of the market.
… Read more about: MNA Daily NewsScan, Sept. 20, 2012: Verizon, 43,000 Workers Reach Tentative Agreement  »

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Big News on the Robin Hood Tax front: Minnesota Rep. Keith Ellison (pictured above) introduced a bill in Congress this week that would impose a tax on Wall Street speculation.  The Inclusive Prosperity Act  would raise up to $350 billion in annual revenues that would be used to breathe new life into Main Street communities across America, as well as international health, sustainable prosperity and environmental programs.

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After 7 days, the Chicago Teachers Strike is over and students are returning to the classroom.

Registered nurses at Menorah Medical Center have approved a labor contract to be represented by National Nurses Organizing Committee and National Nurses United.
… Read more about: MNA Daily NewsScan, Sept. 19, 2012: Robin Hood Tax Hits Congress; CTU Strike Ends  »

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Anybody catch WCCO TV News last night? They had a feature on Labor Unions and Strikes, and talked a lot toward the end about MNA and 2010.

Here’s the Video:

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Video: The clever – and often funny – picket signs spotted on the line during the Chicago Teachers Union Strike. Enjoy!

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… Read more about: MNA Daily NewsScan, Sept. 18, 2012: Labor Unions, Strikes and MNA  »

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  
September 17, 2012

Contact: Carl Ginsburg 917-405-1060 or Charles Idelson, 510-273-2246

Robin Hood Tax Introduced In Congress

HR-6411: To Tax Wall Street; Real Revenue for Critical National, International Needs

New York – The U.S. Robin Hood Tax Campaign today applauded the introduction in Congress of a bill that would impose a tax on Wall Street speculation.  Introduced by Rep. Keith Ellison, HR 6411, the Inclusive Prosperity Act,  would raise up to $350 billion in annual revenues that would be used to breathe new life into Main Street communities across America, as well as international health, sustainable prosperity and environmental programs.
… Read more about: Press Release: MN Rep. Keith Ellison Introduces Robin Hood Tax Bill In Congress  »

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Latest from CTU Strike: Lawyers for Chicago Public Schools filed a lawsuit in Circuit Court this morning seeking a preliminary injunction to immediately end the teachers strike.

The Washington Post examines what the bombshell news out of Wisconsin this weekend might mean for Labor Unions nationally.

From The Los Angeles Times: A group with ties to the conservative billionaire Koch brothers has dropped $4 million to pass a ballot measure that would severely limit the political activity of labor unions.

Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan school board members settled work agreements with three labor unions last week and set salaries for administrative employees not covered by collective bargaining units.
… Read more about: MNA Daily NewsScan, Sept. 17, 2012: What Wisconsin Ruling Might Mean For Labor Unions  »