MNA Daily NewsScan, October 2, 2012: RN on the 47%- "my patients just need help;" join the Robin Hood action today (Page 96)

NOTES ON NURSING

Join nurses across the country at 2:00 p.m. TODAY (Oct. 2) as we  advocate for The Robin Hood Tax at the office of Rep. John Kline (Burnsville)

Home-Based Stroke Therapy Improves Outcomes, Eliminates Wait Times, Saves Money, Study Suggests   Home delivery of stroke rehabilitation improves care, eliminates waiting lists for treatment and saves hundreds of thousands of dollars annually in hospital costs, according to a quality improvement project presented October 1 at the Canadian Stroke Congress.

More Nursing Care Staff are Needed in Order to Curb Bacteria-related Deaths   What I saw in the nursing facilities makes me not want to be a patient there in the future. I believe staffing is currently dangerously low in Maine’s nursing facilities — and it’s allowed by Maine regulations governing the licensing of nursing facilities.

RN on the 47%:  “My Patients Don’t Feel ‘Entitled,’ They Just Need Help”  I am a nurse at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh and my patients are  diverse. They are men and women aging faster and requiring more care than their  checkbooks can keep up with.

LABOR NEWS

Wal-Mart Workers Tell Wall Street About Hard Work, Low Pay   Wal-Mart Stores employees who say the world’s largest retailer’s labor practices are unfair voiced their concerns to Wall Street analysts on Monday, claiming that problems like long lines and empty shelves are systemic

HEALTH CARE

Do Seniors Turn to the Right Places at End-of-Life?   A new study says almost one third of Medicare’s beneficiaries use the program to pay for end-of-life care at nursing homes, which may not be equipped to treat or prevent pain and suffering.

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NOTES ON NURSING

Join nurses across the country at 2:00 p.m. TODAY (Oct. 2) as we  advocate for The Robin Hood Tax at the office of Rep. John Kline (Burnsville)

Home-Based Stroke Therapy Improves Outcomes, Eliminates Wait Times, Saves Money, Study Suggests   Home delivery of stroke rehabilitation improves care, eliminates waiting lists for treatment and saves hundreds of thousands of dollars annually in hospital costs, according to a quality improvement project presented October 1 at the Canadian Stroke Congress.

More Nursing Care Staff are Needed in Order to Curb Bacteria-related Deaths   What I saw in the nursing facilities makes me not want to be a patient there in the future.
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Join nurses across the country TOMORROW (Oct. 2) as we visit politicians to advocate for The Robin Hood Tax. MNA RNs will be visiting John Kline’s office in Burnsville at 2:00 pm!

LABOR

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Can You Hear Them Now? Minnesota Orchestra musicians speak out regarding their labor dispute with management.

In Massachusetts, Labor Unions are standing up to support Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren.

HEALTH CARE

As of Monday, Medicare will start fining hospitals that have too many patients readmitted within 30 days of discharge due to complications.
… Read more about: MNA Daily NewsScan, Oct. 1, 2012 – MN Orchestra Musicians Speak Out (Video)  »

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LABOR

The French government presented a budget Friday that was heavy on taxes — including a controversial 75 percent income rate on high earners.

Nurses at two San Jose hospitals took to the sidewalk this week in a one-hour strike over contract negotiations.

After working without a contract for more than a year, about 750 registered nurses have reached a tentative agreement on a new collective bargaining agreement with Mills-Peninsula Health Services.

HEALTH CARE

Minnesota has received $42.5 million in its third federal grant to help design and develop a health insurance exchange.
… Read more about: MNA Daily NewsScan, Sept. 28, 2012 – MN Gets $42.5M for health exchange  »

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Please join Wellstone Action on October 10, 2012, as they honor the lives and legacy of Paul and Sheila Wellstone, Marcia Wellstone Markuson, Tom Lapic, Mary McEvoy, and Will McLaughlin.

LABOR

In an appalling display of dangerous mismanagement, UMass Memorial Medical Center has announced yet another round of layoffs, the sixth in two years, despite posting a profit last year and aiming to post a $60 million surplus this year; all the while slashing staff and transforming UMMMC from the best staffed to the worst staffed hospital in the City of Worcester.
… Read more about: MNA Daily NewsScan, Sept. 27, 2012 – Hospital goes from “best staffed to worst staffed” in City  »

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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.

LABOR

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.

LABOR

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.
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