National Nurses United

NEWS BRIEFS MINNESOTA F rom the far north to the far southwest of Minnesota, Minnesota Nurses Association RNs this summer won new contracts that improve staffing, wages, and benefits. Community support and member soli- darity were cited as the keys to reaching those contract agreements. Residents and businesses in many communities displayed "We Support Our Nurses" signs in their windows, cars, and yards, and publicly backed the nurses. "The community's support was key for reaching a fair contract and was greatly appreciated," said Wendy Sutch, RN, a bargaining unit co-chair at Rainy Lake Medical Center in International Falls, locat- ed in far northern Minnesota. "The signs posted in businesses, homes, and car windows throughout the community show the public understands the important role that nurses play in patient care and safety." "We Support Our Nurses" yard signs also lined the streets of Worthington in far southwestern Minnesota this summer. "Worthington-area residents showed they value nurses and the important role we play in the community by displaying signs," said Bargaining Unit Co-Chair Nancy Ihrke, an RN at Sanford Worthington Medical Center. "They voiced support and apprecia- tion wherever they could." Member solidarity was apparent to hospi- tals and communities throughout the state. Nurses at Fairview Lakes Medical Center in Wyoming, Minn., were less than a week away from informational picketing when they reached a tentative agreement with management. "We achieved a good contract because members stood together," said Bargaining Unit Co-Chair Sue Kreitz, RN. "Signs in local businesses, stickers, a giant 'sympathy card' for management, a video showing the unequal treatment of clinic nurs- es, and an imminent informational picket sent a clear message we were standing up for a fair contract that benefits staff, patients, and our community," said Bargaining Unit Co- Chair Sandie Anderson, RN. —Barbara Brady New Minnesota contracts raise bar for staffing, wages, benefits Statement of Ownership, Management, and Circulation Publication title: National Nurse. Publication number: USPS 0807-560, ISSN 2153-0386. Filing date: 10-1-2014. Issue frequency: Monthly except for combined issues in January-February and July-August. Number of issues published annually: 10. Annual subscription price: $40. Complete mailing address of known office of publication: 2000 Franklin St., Oakland, Alameda County, California, 94612-2908. Contact person: Lucia Hwang. Telephone: (510) 273-2200. Complete mailing addresses of headquarters or general business office of publisher: Same as above. Publisher: California Nurses Association/National Nurses United, 2000 Franklin St., Oakland, California, 94612. Editor: Lucia Hwang. Managing editor: None. Owner: California Nurses Association/National Nurses United, 2000 Franklin St., Oakland, California, 94612. Known bondholders, mortgagees, and other security holders owning or holding 1 percent or more of total amount: none. Tax status: Has not changed during preceding 12 months. Publication title: National Nurse. Issue date for circulation data below: July-August 2014. Extent and nature of circulation: Registered nurse members of CNA/NNU and subscribers. For the following, the first number represents the average number of copies of each issue during preceding 12 months and the second number represents the number of copies of the single issue published nearest to filing date. Total number of copies (net press run): 145,500; 143,500. Mailed outside-county paid subscriptions stated on PS Form 3541: 139,986; 139,415. Mailed in-county paid subscriptions stated on PS Form 3541: 0; 0. Paid distribution outside the mails including sales through dealers and carriers, street vendors, counter sales, and other paid distribution outside USPS: 0; 0. Paid distribution by other classes of mail through the USPS: 1659, 26. Total paid distribution: 141,645; 139,441. Free or nominal rate outside-county copies included on PS Form 3541: 50; 43. Free or nominal rate in-county copies included on PS Form 3541: 0; 0. Free or nom- inal rate copies mailed at other classes through the USPS: 0; 0. Free or nominal rate distribution outside the mail: 0; 0. Total free or nominal rate distribution: 50; 43. Total distribution: 141,695; 139,484. Copies not dis- tributed: 3,805; 4,016. Total: 145,500; 143,500. Percent paid: 99.96%; 99.97%. Information in this statement will be published in the October 2014 issue of this publication. 6 N A T I O N A L N U R S E W W W . N A T I O N A L N U R S E S U N I T E D . O R G S E P T E M B E R | O C T O B E R 2 0 1 4

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