UMPNC Elections 2017
Please click on the link to view the Bio & Consent forms for all candidates, bioconsent.pdf
MNA nurses from across the state convened in Lansing on March 22 in an event that culminated with a march on the capital to demand safe staffing in all hospitals across the state. The streets of Lansing reverberated with the sounds of our chants: "What do we want? Safe staffing! When do we want it? NOW!" Several lawmakers joined on on the capital steps to show the their support for nursing.
Speak Up for Safety in
Michigan Hospitals
Believe it or not, there is no law establishing minimum nurse staffing levels in Michigan hospitals. There is no limit to the number of patients a Registered Nurse can be assigned to care for at one time.
This puts patients in danger; when Registered Nurses are stretched too thin, they can't give each patient the professional care they need. Years of reliable research have established the link between understaffed nursing shifts and increased patient infections, falls, medication errors and even preventable deaths.
The Campaign for Safer Hospitals is calling for a Michigan law, the Safe Patient Care Act, to protect all our loved ones by limiting the number of patients a nurse can be assigned. The law would also limit mandatory RN overtime that compromises patients' care.
Join the movement to ensure that patients, not profits, come first. You can do this by collecting signatures, or writing to your elected officials! For signature collection forms, please contact the UMPNC office.
This puts patients in danger; when Registered Nurses are stretched too thin, they can't give each patient the professional care they need. Years of reliable research have established the link between understaffed nursing shifts and increased patient infections, falls, medication errors and even preventable deaths.
The Campaign for Safer Hospitals is calling for a Michigan law, the Safe Patient Care Act, to protect all our loved ones by limiting the number of patients a nurse can be assigned. The law would also limit mandatory RN overtime that compromises patients' care.
Join the movement to ensure that patients, not profits, come first. You can do this by collecting signatures, or writing to your elected officials! For signature collection forms, please contact the UMPNC office.
Unions 101
If you’ve never been in a union, chances are the concept is pretty foreign. When it comes to understanding unions, collective bargaining, and labor laws, the technical jargon can get really confusing, not to mention all of the misinformation about unions that’s regularly spread around.
Read this quick tutorial to get the nuts and bolts about what a union is…and isn’t!
Read this quick tutorial to get the nuts and bolts about what a union is…and isn’t!
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