Nurses demand answers to workplace violence proposals
(Minneapolis) - September 15, 2016 - MNA nurses carrying signs saying "Assaulted" will share their stories of being assaulted at work and detail how Allina is creating an unsafe workplace at a 2 p.m. news conference in Minneapolis today.
Allina nurses will detail how Allina has not responded to their contract proposals to improve workplace safety, in spite of many public reports of assaults at hospitals, including one at St. John's Hospital in Maplewood on November 2, 2014.
What: MNA nurses news conference
When: 2 p.m., Thursday, September 15
Who: Angela Becchetti, Registered Nurse, Abbott Northwestern Hospital,
member of the nurses' negotiating team
Nurses from Unity, Mercy, United, Phillips Eye Institute and Abbott Northwestern will share stories of being assaulted at work
Visuals: Nurses carrying signs saying "Assaulted"
Where: Stewart Park, Minneapolis, corner of 10th Ave S. and E. 26h St.
Nurses are engaging in an Unfair Labor Practice Strike that began at 7 a.m. Monday, September 5. Negotiations broke down Saturday, September 3, after a 22-hour marathon session when Allina negotiators left the bargaining table.
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About MNA:
With more than 20,000 members in Minnesota, Iowa, and Wisconsin, MNA is the leading organization for registered nurses in the Midwest and is among the oldest and largest representatives of RNs for collective bargaining in the nation. Established in 1905, MNA is a multi-purpose organization that fosters high standards for nursing education and practice, and works to advance the profession through legislative activity. MNA is an affiliate of National Nurses United.
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About NNU:
National Nurses United, with close to 185,000 members in every state, is the largest union and professional association of registered nurses in U.S. history.
NNU was founded in 2009, unifying three of the most active, progressive organizations in the U.S. - and the major voices of unionized nurses - in the California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee, United American Nurses, and Massachusetts Nurses Association. |
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