Contract negotiations for 10,750 registered nurses in the Twin Cities drew to a close last week, with tentative agreements reached at 13 separate hospitals. Bargaining unit nurse members will vote on the proposals Monday through Thursday.
"Like union struggles throughout the United States today, nurses saw unacceptable concessions presented by the employer, and we stood up and held our ground," said MNA President and United Hospital Co-Chair Linda Slattengren. "In fact, we\'ve made unprecedented gains with contract language that protects bargaining unit status.
"I am confident this language will be a standard to benefit other nursing unions across the nation. Most importantly, these tentative agreements are one step in our vision to advance nursing practice and to advocate for our patients by every means possible."
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"We\'ve shown the power and importance of collective voice," said Fairview negotiations team member Jacquie Luoma. "These tentative agreements are a prime example of the good we achieve when working people stand together to fight against attacks on our rights and working conditions."
Agreements with the Twin Cities hospitals include a three-year wage increase of 11 percent and solid maintenance of MNA\'s health insurance plans. The Twin Cities Hospitals-MNA Pension Plan, the nation\'s first portable pension plan for nurses, remains intact, after both parties decided not to open negotiations for the program.
Contentious elements of the bargaining process arose when employers attempted to inject a recent ruling by the National Labor Relations Board involving nurses who take a lead role on a shift (commonly known as "charge nurses"). Hospitals threatened to use the "Kentucky River" ruling to reclassify these nurses into a supervisory position, thus denying them the rights and protection of a union contract. MNA negotiators pushed back, and secured contract language or letters of agreement from hospitals to not pursue measures along these lines.
In addition, nurses secured contract language regarding nursing practice issues that strengthens capacity for nurses to exercise their professional judgment. MNA negotiation teams introduced and achieved measures to develop patient acuity based on nursing assessment.
The tentative agreements also implement safety initiatives that are designed to protect the health of nurses so they can continue to care for patients.
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"We have fair and positive advancements that will support registered nurses at the bedside," said Allina negotiating lead Glenda Cartney.
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As an organizational priority, MNA plans to pursue other avenues beyond the negotiations table to address more innovative safe staffing measures that assure quality patient care. Bargaining took place for nurses at six different health care systems, representing 13 facilities in the metro area: Allina (Abbott Northwestern, Phillips Eye institute, United Hospital, Mercy Hospital); Fairview (Southdale, University of Minnesota Medical Center/Riverside Campus); Children\'s Hospitals and Clinics (Minneapolis and St. Paul); HealthEast Systems (Bethesda Rehabilitation, St. Joseph\'s, St. John\'s); Methodist Hospital; and North Memorial Hospital.
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Visit the MNA website, www.mnnurses.org
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Contract negotiations for 10,750 registered nurses in the Twin Cities drew to a close last week, with tentative agreements reached at 13 separate hospitals. Bargaining unit nurse members will vote on the proposals Monday through Thursday.
"Like union struggles throughout the United States today, nurses saw unacceptable concessions presented by the employer, and we stood up and held our ground," said MNA President and United Hospital Co-Chair Linda Slattengren. "In fact, we\’ve made unprecedented gains with contract language that protects bargaining unit status.
"I am confident this language will be a standard to benefit other nursing unions across the nation. Most importantly, these tentative agreements are one step in our vision to advance nursing practice and to advocate for our patients by every means possible."
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"We\’ve shown the power and importance of collective voice," said Fairview negotiations team member Jacquie Luoma. "These tentative agreements are a prime example of the good we achieve when working people stand together to fight against attacks on our rights and working conditions."
Agreements with the Twin Cities hospitals include a three-year wage increase of 11 percent and solid maintenance of MNA\’s health insurance plans. The Twin Cities Hospitals-MNA Pension Plan, the nation\’s first portable pension plan for nurses, remains intact, after both parties decided not to open negotiations for the program.
Contentious elements of the bargaining process arose when employers attempted to inject a recent ruling by the National Labor Relations Board involving nurses who take a lead role on a shift (commonly known as "charge nurses"). Hospitals threatened to use the "Kentucky River" ruling to reclassify these nurses into a supervisory position, thus denying them the rights and protection of a union contract. MNA negotiators pushed back, and secured contract language or letters of agreement from hospitals to not pursue measures along these lines.
In addition, nurses secured contract language regarding nursing practice issues that strengthens capacity for nurses to exercise their professional judgment. MNA negotiation teams introduced and achieved measures to develop patient acuity based on nursing assessment.
The tentative agreements also implement safety initiatives that are designed to protect the health of nurses so they can continue to care for patients.
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"We have fair and positive advancements that will support registered nurses at the bedside," said Allina negotiating lead Glenda Cartney.
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As an organizational priority, MNA plans to pursue other avenues beyond the negotiations table to address more innovative safe staffing measures that assure quality patient care.
Bargaining took place for nurses at six different health care systems, representing 13 facilities in the metro area: Allina (Abbott Northwestern, Phillips Eye institute, United Hospital, Mercy Hospital); Fairview (Southdale, University of Minnesota Medical Center/Riverside Campus); Children\’s Hospitals and Clinics (Minneapolis and St. Paul); HealthEast Systems (Bethesda Rehabilitation, St. Joseph\’s, St. John\’s); Methodist Hospital; and North Memorial Hospital.
For more information
Visit the MNA website, www.mnnurses.org