“To workers who have contracted COVID, this is for you,” Minnesota Nurses Association President Mary Turner said.
With N-95 collection drive, nurses gear up for challenge ahead
March 25, 2020 by
As the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Minnesota grows higher, prompting the state’s health care system to brace for a wave of hospitalizations, registered nurses are holding a collection drive at their union headquarters in St. Paul to stock up on personal protective equipment (PPE) and other supplies. The public’s support in just the […]
Union-led coalition takes on proposed hospital cuts
January 29, 2020 by
“This is patient abandonment,” MNA President Mary Turner said.
Delta touts ‘direct relationship,’ but workers eye strength in numbers
April 17, 2018 by
“If this is a family,” one Delta ramp worker said, “it’s the most dysfunctional family I’ve ever been a part of.”
Workers, parents show unity with St. Paul teachers after strike vote
February 1, 2018 by
Several unions representing thousands of working people in St. Paul offered up statements of solidarity with SPFT members.
Albert Lea hospital workers stand up to Mayo with historic one-day strike
December 19, 2017 by
ALBERT LEA – Minnesota’s largest hospital system has picked a fight with two of its smallest bargaining units, but union members at the Mayo Clinic Albert Lea hospital aren’t backing down in their fight for job security and quality rural health care. Workers aren’t standing alone against the health care Goliath, either. Nursing assistants, housekeepers, maintenance […]
Campaign for $15 sets sights on St. Paul
August 21, 2017 by
After an inspiring victory in Minneapolis, the coalition of unions, faith groups and community organizations working in support of a $15 minimum wage has shifted its focus to St. Paul, where a wide-open mayoral contest creates a strategic window of opportunity. After it passed the City Council by an 11-1 vote, Mayor Betsy Hodges signed […]
Rose Roach: Let’s bring back sanity, fairness and compassion
June 7, 2017 by
Our wealth is being stolen from us. We are being robbed of our opportunity to better our plight. This isn’t some liberal conspiracy “theory” – it’s an actual conspiracy. Public education is being defunded so only those with money can get a “good” education for their children. The cost of college is so high that […]
Nurses, allies back MinnesotaCare expansion as fix for state’s individual market woes
February 14, 2017 by
Union nurses rallied at the Capitol today with family farmers, small business owners, clergy and other allies in their push to expand health care coverage to all Minnesotans – and hold insurance companies accountable. Members of the Minnesota Nurses Association spent the day talking to state representatives about making health care more accessible and affordable, […]
Allina nurses end strike, pledge to keep up fight for patient care, workplace safety
October 14, 2016 by
Allina nurses voted yesterday to ratify a three-year contract and end their historic strike at five Twin Cities facilities, but their fight for workplace safety, adequate staffing and respect on the job isn’t over. And after spending nearly a month and a half on the picket line this year, nurses know it’s a fight they […]
