Media Advisory
Striking Nurses to Appear at General Mills Shareholder Meeting
(Minneapolis) - September 26, 2016 - Striking nurses represented by the Minnesota Nurses Association with proxy rights will make an appearance before the annual shareholder meeting of General Mills on Tuesday, September 27. Nurses hope to address the General Mills shareholders and Executive Vice President John Church at the meeting. He is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Allina Health.
Nurses will hold a rally outside the Radisson Blu Hotel in downtown Minneapolis prior to the meeting, and then a few representatives with proxy rights will enter the meeting.
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. Nurses have asked to address the Allina board directly with their proposals, but they have not received a response.
What: Rally outside General Mills shareholder meeting
When: 8 a.m., Tuesday, September 27
Who: Angela Becchetti, RN, Abbott Northwestern Hospital; Barbara Forshier,
RN, United Hospital; Julie Anderson, RN, Mercy Hospital
Where: Radisson Blu
35 S. 7th St. Minneapolis, MN 55402
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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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