MNA Member Mary Turner, RN, has been newly elected to the NationalNursesUnited Council of Presidents for the 2024-2027 term. Congratulations, Mary!

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#UnionStrong

Congrats to our newly elected NationalNursesUnited Council of Presidents for 2024-2027!

✨Jamie Brown, RN Michigan Nurses Association
✨Nancy Hagans, RN NYSNA
✨Cathy Kennedy,RN California Nurses
✨Mary Turner, RN Minnesota Nurses

These RN leaders will continue NNU’s strong legacy of building nurse power.

✅Increased transparency re: unit closures/hospital consolidation
✅Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) reporting
✅OLA Audit of hospitals’ community benefit spending
✅Expanding RN student loan forgiveness
✅New HMO regulations

#HealingGreed #PatientsBeforeProfits #mnleg

“Thanks to the voices and efforts of Minnesota patients, nurses, and other healthcare workers, the changes won in this legislative session will help ensure our state’s healthcare system works better for those it is meant to serve.'

#HealingGreed #mnleg
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🚨MAJOR VICTORY🚨 We’re proud to announce NNU lead industrial hygienist Jane Thomason has been invited to join the CDC HICPAC workgroup!

Working together we can strengthen infection control guidelines for health care facilities across the country!
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There are just some things experienced nurses using clinical hands-on judgement will catch with a patient that A.I. has not proven itself capable of.

What are some examples of things you've notice? #TrustNursesNotAI

NEXT WEEK: SEIU Members at Mayo St. Mary's to Hold Informational Picket Next Tuesday (May 28th) in Push for Fair Contract for 1,600 Healthcare Workers RELEASE:
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'an honest discussion of [the challenges facing nonprofit health care in MN] must include a discussion of the significant role hospitals played in creating our inefficient health care system and the role they continue to play.'

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🌟 I am honored and humbled to step into the pivotal role as SEIU’s new president! Together, #ThisUnion is launching a new era of worker power! Now let’s get to work.

HUGE NEWS! UMN Workers Celebrate Passage of Bill Updating Labor Law To Allow Over 23,000 University Workers Chance to Form Unions | RELEASE: facebook.com/seiumn/posts/p…

#mnleg #FightForAunion #UnionsForAll

'Collective bargaining is a powerful tool workers can use to ensure artificial intelligence and algorithmic technology improve their jobs instead of make working conditions worse'

#AI

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Speaking up makes a difference! Last year, MNA Member Deb Myer sat down with Antitrust Division AAG Jonathan Kanter and other MN workers to discuss how lack of competition impacts them.

U.S. Department of Justice recently announced a task force to tackle the issue! justice.gov/opa/pr/assista…

'This rush to implement untested and unregulated A.I. into care settings threatens our patients’ rights to person-to-person care, and their rights to privacy, transparency, and safety.” - NationalNursesUnited

#ListenToNurses #PatientsBeforeProfits #AI
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🎉 As we bid a heartfelt farewell to our remarkable leader Mary Kay Henry, we thank you for your passion, guidance & unwavering support which have been the cornerstone of SEIU’s success. As you embark on new endeavors, know that your legacy will continue to inspire us! #ThisUnion

'Evidence shows that nurse burnout can be eased by better working conditions. Stress balls and Nurses’ Week parties aren’t going to change that. Nurses want serious solutions.'

#KeepingNurses #SafeStaffingSavesLives #PatientsBeforeProfits

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It’s past time for a contract that honors and respects the work of the educators in Burnsville. We are standing together in union with the BEA tonight, because they’re worth it! #unionstrong #solidarityseason

Thank you, Sen. Jim Abeler, for your amendment to the Health & Human Services Omnibus bill to address proposed unit closures, relocations, or service reductions in Minnesota Hospitals. #mnleg #CorporateHealthcare

Watch his remarks and the floor debate: youtube.com/watch?v=2fSd0H…

We're seeing a sharp uptick in A.I. and other experimental tech in our facilities, from remote patient monitoring to generative patient care plans and more.

🚨This #NursesWeek , we're sounding the alarm on untested, unregulated tech. 🚨
Our patients are not guinea pigs!

📢MNA MEMBERS📢

Celebrate #NursesWeek by nominating a fellow nurse who deserves to be recognized for their achievement and dedication!

Learn more and nominate here: mnnurses.org/awards