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2010 Minnesota Nurses Association contract campaign and strike
10 June 2010
ST. PAUL - In their 2010 contract negotiations, members of the Minnesota Nurses Association are taking a stand for safe staffing and quality patient care.
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Nurses say they were locked out by hospitals



Reports on strike from various hospitals







MAPE supports strikers




MNA members vote to authorize strike



Articles

Commentary: Nurses provide prescription for union revival
By Peter Rachleff
June 18, 2010
ST. PAUL - The last 35 years have been disastrous for American unions. The percentage of the workforce represented by unions has declined from about 30% to barely 10%.

With nurses’ strike vote looming, hospitals offer to resume bargaining – with conditions
June 18, 2010
ST. PAUL - With Twin Cities nurses set to vote Monday whether to authorize an open-ended strike, hospitals say they will agree to return to the bargaining table – but with conditions.

Nurses to vote on open-ended strike
June 14, 2010
ST. PAUL - Citing an “illegal selective lockout” of hundreds of nurses following last Thursday’s one-day strike, the Minnesota Nurses Association has scheduled a vote Monday on an open-ended walkout.

Nurses allege lockout, file charges against hospitals
June 12, 2010
ST. PAUL - The Minnesota Nurses Association, alleging four hospitals illegally locked out nurses after their one-day strike, filed unfair labor practice charges Friday with the National Labor Relations Board.

Nurses say they proved their point, return to work
June 11, 2010
ST. PAUL - Their final hours of picketing marked by downpours and lightning, Twin Cities nurses ended their one-day strike at 7 a.m. Friday.

Fairview Southdale nurses picket in rain until last moment of strike
By Steve Share
June 11, 2010
EDINA - At about 6:30 this morning, in the closing minutes of a 24-hour strike by Twin Cities nurses, a handful of pickets stood at their posts in the rain outside Fairview Southdale Hospital.

Largest-ever nurses’ strike is underway
By Barb Kucera, Workday editor
June 10, 2010
MINNEAPOLIS - The largest nurses’ strike in U.S. history is underway, with members of the Minnesota Nurses Association walking picketlines at 14 Twin Cities hospitals.

Scenes from the picketline
10 June 2010
COON RAPIDS - Nurses are walking picketlines at 14 hospitals across the Twin Cities. View photos.

Twin Cities nurses’ strike to begin at 7 a.m. Thursday
June 9, 2010
ST. PAUL - Members of the Minnesota Nurses Association will be on the picketline – instead of at the bedside – outside 14 Twin Cities hospitals Thursday.

Court stops walkout by California nurses
June 9, 2010
OAKLAND, Calif. - Some 12,000 California nurses who had hoped to strike Thursday – the same day as their Minnesota counterparts – have been barred from a walkout. Instead, they will hold rallies across the state to continue their push for safe staffing, the California Nurses Association said.

Supporters of nurses to hold vigil Wednesday
June 6, 2010
ST. PAUL - Community supporters, including faith groups and members of other unions, plan a vigil Wednesday – hours before Twin Cities nurses are set to hold a one-day strike.

Nurses prepare for Thursday strike
By Barb Kucera, Workday editor
June 6, 2010
ST. PAUL - Registered Nurse Monica Proulx says she is ready to strike to protect the profession she loves.

Replacement nurses leave patients at risk, report says
By Michael Moore
June 1, 2010
ST. PAUL - When nurses strike, hospitals routinely use replacement workers supplied by temp firms across the country. But a recently released study indicates hospitals’ use of replacement nurses leaves patients at risk.

Twin Cities nurses to take historic stand for patient safety
May 28, 2010
ST. PAUL - The Minnesota Nurses Association announced Friday that more than 12,000 Twin Cities nurses will conduct a one-day strike for patient safety beginning at 7 a.m. on Thursday, June 10. The work stoppage will be the largest nursing-related strike in U.S. history in terms of the number of nurses involved. With video

Twin Cities nurses vote to strike
By Barb Kucera, Workday editor
May 20, 2010
ST. PAUL - Amid chants of “Safe Patient Care,” members of the Minnesota Nurses Association announced they have authorized a strike of Twin Cities hospitals – the largest nursing walkout in U.S. history. With video

Nurses gather Wednesday for historic contract vote
May 16, 2010
ST. PAUL - More than 12,000 Twin Cities nurses will gather inside the St. Paul RiverCentre Wednesday to cast what could become a historic vote.

Nurses to engage in more informational picketing
May 11, 2010
EDINA - Less than a week after nearly 3,000 Minnesota nurses took to the streets to advocate for their patients, thousands more will conduct another round of informational picketing on Wednesday, May 12, from 1:30-5 p.m. outside three area hospitals.

Nurses take to the streets in powerful display of solidarity
May 7, 2010
MINNEAPOLIS - Nearly 3,000 Twin Cities nurses took to the streets Thursday in a powerful display of solidarity, conducting informational picketing outside three area hospitals. With video.

Nurses plan picketing as contract talks near critical deadline
By Michael Moore, Union Advocate editor
May 5, 2010
ST. PAUL - Aretha Franklin’s “Respect” and Twisted Sister’s “We’re Not Gonna Take It” rang out over the loudspeaker of their union headquarters Tuesday morning, as Twin Cities nurses gathered to make signs they will carry on informational picket lines the union plans to stage outside hospitals across the metro area the next two weeks.

Nurses say they will strike if necessary
By Barb Kucera
March 28, 2010
MINNETONKA - While members of the Minnesota Nurses Association negotiate a new contract with Twin Cities hospitals, the historic strikes of 1984 and 2001 are not far from their minds.

Hundreds of Minnesota nurses to rally Saturday
March 26, 2010
MINNETONKA - More than 900 Minnesota nurses are expected to gather Saturday for a boisterous public rally focused on the importance of patient safety and advocacy as RNs continue contract negotiations with several Twin Cities hospital systems.

More than 12,000 Minnesota nurses begin contract negotiations
March 16, 2010
ST. PAUL - Saying their 12,000 members are committed to standing united in the coming months, Minnesota nurses formally began labor contract negotiations with six Twin Cities hospital systems on Tuesday.


Photos

 striker at Minneapolis Children's Hospital
Picketing at Minneapolis Children's Hospital.

Photo by Steve Share via the Minneapolis Regional Labor Federation Facebook page

 RNs at Children's Hospital
RN Tammy Lindstad (left), Lakeville, who has worked 24 years at Minneapolis Children's Hospital: "I love my job and I love taking care of the babies. I believe in order to do the best job, I need a good contract and that contract needs to have language about safe patient care." With her is RN Michel Jepson, Woodbury, who has worked 29 years at Minneapolis Childrens Hospital.

Photo by Steve Share via the Minneapolis Regional Labor Federation Facebook page

nurses picket Mercy Hospital in Coon Rapids
Strikers wore red MNA union shirts. Hundreds walked the picketline at each hospital, including this group at Mercy Hospital in Coon Rapids.

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Leah Van Gorp
One-year-old David relaxes as his mom, Leah Van Gorp, pickets at Unity Hospital in Fridley, where she is an emergency room nurse.

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Laurie Olmon
Laurie Olmon, a patient at Unity Hospital, joined the picketline to show support. "They took care of me and I'm here to take care of them," she said.

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Don Laufenberg with nurses
Mercy Hospital patient Don Laufenberg brought doughnuts for the strikers, then joined the ICU staff for a group photo.

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 John Quincy
Minneapolis City Council member John Quincy was among many elected officials who marched in the picket lines across the metro area.

Photo by Steve Share via the Minneapolis Regional Labor Federation Facebook page

Felix the dog
Felix, a Jack Russell terrier, wears a t-shirt with the words, "I love my nurse," as he joins RN Becky Hallstrom on the Mercy Hospital picketline.

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 dog on picketline
More canine support.

Photo by Steve Share via the Minneapolis Regional Labor Federation Facebook page
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