Twin Cities, Twin Ports nurses to take action for CEO accountability as retention and care crisis worsens
Hospitals are understaffed, nurses are overworked, patients are overcharged, and hospital executives are making millions
MEDIA ADVISORY
(St. Paul and Duluth) – August 1, 2022 – Tomorrow, Tuesday, August 2, 2022, Nurses with the Minnesota Nurses Association in the Twin Cities and Twin Ports will take action for accountability of CEOs and other executives as the crisis of retention and care in Minnesota hospitals worsens. One recent study revealed that half of all nurses now consider leaving the bedside in the next year due to short staffing and moral distress. Just 15 percent of nurses in the survey felt staffing levels in their workplace are safe for patients and nurses.
The Tuesday actions come as MNA nurses have repeatedly called for hospital executives to solve the crises they created in our hospitals. From proposed legislation before the Minnesota Legislature last session to the current negotiations of 15,000 nurses for a new contract, nurses are seeking solutions to short staffing and retention that will put Patients Before Profits in Minnesota hospitals.
DETAILS: TWIN CITIES NURSES TAKE ACTION FOR CEO ACCOUNTABILITY
DETAILS: TWIN PORTS NURSES TAKE ACTION FOR CEO ACCOUNTABILITY
- When: Tuesday, August 2, 2022, 4:00 p.m.
- Where: Corner of N 10th Ave. E and E 2nd St, Duluth
- Who: Twin Ports nurses with the Minnesota Nurses Association
- What: Action to hold CEOs accountable to solve the crises they created
- Why: To address worsening retention and care crisis in Minnesota hospitals
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About MNA:
With more than 22,000 members in Minnesota, North Dakota, 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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