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MNA NewsScan, June 17, 2013: Patients suffer as hospital profits; LA plant where workers died was cited previously

mnnurses wrote 15 hours ago: LABOR UPDATES OSHA To Investigate 2nd Plant Explosion in Louisiana    OSHA had cited the company for … more →

Tags: activism, health-care reform, Healthcare, hospitals, Minnesota Nurses Association, nurses, Nursing, Patient Safety, Unsafe Staffing

Adjunct Win at Religious College

bellovoce01 wrote 15 hours ago: Adjunct Win at Religious College June 12, 2013 By Colleen Flaherty Adjuncts at Pacific Lutheran Univ … more →

Tags: washington dc, National Labor Relations Act, National Labor Relations Board, Lutheranism, Pacific Lutheran University, Lutheran, Pacific Lutheran, Yeshiva University

Nurses union ratifies 2 labor pacts

bellovoce01 wrote 15 hours ago: Nurses union ratifies 2 labor pacts By Robert Weisman |  Globe Staff   June 12, 2013 The Massachuset … more →

Tags: Quincy Medical Center, Steward Health Care System, twitter, Massachusetts, UMass Memorial Health Care, hospital, Nursing, worcester

Unrest in Turkey continues despite end to Gezi Park protest

johnib wrote 1 day ago: ISTANBUL –  Riot police firing tear gas  and water cannons repelled thousands of anti-government pro … more →

Tags: News, doctors, Politics 2, tear gas, Lawyers, turkey, istanbul, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Erdogan

The Common Good and Labor Unions

News From the War Against the Middle Class: The World's Most Accurate Economic Forecaster wrote 2 days ago: … more →

Tags: economics recession, child labor laws, Injury Protection, Minimum Wage, overtime pay

Crowd of Nurses Support Essentia Bargaining Team; Tentative Agreement Won in 33 Hr. Marathon1 comment

mnnurses wrote 3 days ago: More than 225 nurses and supporters showed up in red to support Essentia contract bargaining. First … more →

Tags: Bargaining, Duluth Bargaining, hospitals, Minnesota Nurses Association, nurses, Nursing, Unsafe Staffing

"Darn Those Outside Agitators!"

Melanie wrote 4 days ago: Darn those outside agitators! They just show up everywhere these days. Why, North Carolina’s G … more →

Tags: All Things Potentially Inflammatory, Politics, middle class, lower class, Public Education, Great Recession, Immigration, north carolina creative arts, Economy

City Workers Rally For A New Contract At City Hall

Adam Harrington wrote 5 days ago: [worldnow id=8985147 width=500 height=332 type=video] NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Thousands of cit … more →

Tags: Local, News, NY News, Politics & News, Radio.com - News, seen on, Syndicated Local, Syndication, watch & listen

MNA NewsScan, June 12, 2013: NY, MA nurses advance patient safety standards;

mnnurses wrote 5 days ago: NOTES ON NURSING NY Bill Would Mandate Hospital Nurse Staffing   Advocates say required staffing of … more →

Tags: activism, Bargaining, Healthcare, hospitals, Legislative Policy, Minnesota Nurses Association, nurses, Nursing, Patient Safety

Indonesians will do it for themselves

Michael Walker wrote 6 days ago: Indonesia Pavilion at Expo2010 This is where I was on this day three years ago: the Indonesia Pavili … more →

Tags: Site Announcements, Indonesia, labour unions, Labour Rights, freedom of association, Expo 2010

Obama's NLRB trying to bully Calif. paper that fired biased reporters

mattcover wrote 6 days ago: The National Labor Relations Board is attempting to sanction a California newspaper despite a federa … more →

Tags: government run amok, Barack Obama, obama, Unions, NLRB, National Labor Relations Board, Organized Labor, Goons, thugs

Essentia Nurses Welcome Bargaining Teams1 comment

mnnurses wrote 6 days ago: More than 225 nurses and supporters from St. Mary’s, Miller-Dwan, Virginia, and Superior hospi … more →

Tags: Bargaining, Minnesota Nurses Association, nurses, organizing

Supreme Court watch: Harris v. Quinn; families battle SEIU over thuggish home invasion tactics; Update: Still waiting

iteap wrote 1 week ago: Michelle Malkin - Loyal readers will recall that in the fall of 2009, I published special reports on … more →

Tags: Civil Liberties

MNA NewsScan, June 10, 2013: Long-term damage to health research from budget cuts

mnnurses wrote 1 week ago: NOTES ON NURSING AHRQ Seeks Comments From Patients to Help Develop Patient Safety Reporting System   … more →

Tags: activism, health-care reform, Healthcare, hospitals, Minnesota Nurses Association, nurses, Nursing, Patient Safety, Unsafe Staffing

Lawmakers fail to act on government collective bargaining legislation

iteap wrote 1 week ago: Illinois Policy Institute - n the wake of the end of spring legislative session, it has become clear … more →

Tags: state

The Whole Foods Language Police: Keystone Cops or Company Thugs?

lvgaldieri wrote 1 week ago: Whole Foods now denies that Lupe Gonzales and Bryan Baldizan were suspended for speaking Spanish on … more →

Tags: Business and Society, Language #2, language, Power, Boycott, benevolent corporate paternalism, Innovation, Collaboration, respect

Minnesota Childcare Providers File Federal Lawsuit Challenging Forced Unionization Scheme

Alan Sexton wrote 1 week ago: Childcare providers fight dictate to push childcare business owners into union forced dues ranks Min … more →

Tags: employment and labor, American Federation of State County and Municipal Emplo, home based childcare, Minnesota, National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, Service Employees International Union

Mob Rats Abe "Kid Twist Reles" Part 6

Joe Bruno's Blogs wrote 1 week ago: Joe Bruno's Mobsters – Six Volume Set … more →

Tags: Mobsters, New York City, gangs, organized crime, criminals, crooks, murder, New York City murder, Mobs

Worker Files Federal Charge After Vehicle Firebombed During Union-Instigated Strike

Alan Sexton wrote 1 week ago: Worker charges union militants threatened non-striking workers and their families; police documents … more →

Tags: employment and labor, National Labor Relations Board, National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, Teamster Local 703


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