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At our Jan. 29th Membership meeting, there were many questions about our retirement benefits. Please refer to the links below for useful information.
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June 9, 2008$500 was given to the Michigan Nurses Foundation (MNF) this spring from UMPNC. MNF supports scholarships for nursing students, research grants, and financial aid for the treatment of recovering nurses. Please see the MNF thank you letter to us! (PDF, 397kb)
United American Nurses and the Kentucky Nurses Association express appreciation to the UMPNC. |
Michigan Nurses March on March 12, 2008
UPDATE: Approximately 300 RN's and student nurses converged in Lansing last month in the MNA's Michigan Nurses March. Over 20 UMPNC members participated! A special thanks to Renee Curtis and Mila Sarsozo who joined the MNA Board of Directors in meeting with Governor Granholm to advise the Governor of the merits regarding the MNA's Safe Patient Care legislation.
The Michigan Nurses Association, our 11,000 member state affiliate, will organize hundreds of RN's across our state to converge in Lansing on March 12, 2008, to promote our profession's legislative agenda. The $20 registration fee will be reimbursed to any UMPNC member who has participated in Michigan Nurses March. This fee includes breakfast, lunch, and conference materials. Copies of receipt of payment and CEU's earned for the event will be needed for reimbursement. Space is limited and the deadline for registration is February 27, 2008. |
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UMPNC Nurses Mourn Death of CCMU Nurse Cheryl Johnson,
MNA and UAN President
Cheryl Johnson, 57, UMPNC member and long time CCMU nurse, died at University Hospital Sunday October 28, 2007. Cheryl had recently been re-elected to her 3rd term as MNA President. She was also president of the United American Nurses (UAN) and a member of the AFL-CIO Executive Council. Cheryl was the first president of the UAN. Cheryl served a term as chair of UMPNC in the 1990s. A beautiful service was held at the Ford Auditorium on November 12, 2007 to pay tribute to Cheryl's life and legacy as a union leader, ICU nurse, loving mother, and friend. UMPNC Leaders and members, CCMU staff, Marge Calarco, MNA Leaders, and labor leaders from around the country, including AFL-CIO President John Sweeney, were among the speakers. Many spoke of Cheryl's love for nursing and her strong advocacy. Her sense of humor was mentioned by many of the speakers. Cheryl's official obituary, National and State Comments, and other remembrances, can be found at www.minurses.org
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Special UMPNC Remembers our Transplant Colleagues
A gift of $500 was made to the Transplant Team Assistance Fund from UMPNC to honor our transplant colleagues who were lost in the recent tragedy.
Please see the thank you letter... (PDF, 777kb) |
April 25, 2005
Special MNA Member Benefits
As you may have read in NurseLine, we are
pleased to extend a new benefit to all Michigan Nurses
Association members that will include the following exciting
events: - Free tickets to select shows at DTE Energy Music
Theatre (formerly Pine Knob) - Super Discounts on select events
at DTE Energy Music Theatre, Meadow Brook Music Festival, and
The Palace of Auburn Hills (Including great deals on Pistons and
Shock tickets.) - Free tickets to select shows at Meadow Brook
Music Festival and the Palace of Auburn Hills. - Exclusive
pre-sales to some of the most popular shows! There are offers
waiting for you now! To view the current offers available, go to
www.mycompanyoffer.com.
Your user name and password will be your email address the first
time you log in. You will also receive offer notifications
through email when new offers are added.
Enjoy the show compliments of Michigan Nurses Association!
Special MNA Member Benefits
As an MNA member, you have special benefits through the UAN. Please visit the website www.unionplus.org
5 ways to keep your finances healthy:
- File your taxes early
- Check your credit
- Pursue higher education - and apply for scholarship money
- Get healthy in the new year
- Manage your money smartly in the new year
Mary Holbrook
E-mail: mary.holbrook@minurses.org
Public Relations and Communications Specialist
Michigan Nurses Association
2310 Jolly Oak Road
Okemos, MI 48864
voice: 517/349-5640, x39
fax: 517/349-5818
www.minurses.org
Nursing's Voice for 100 Years! |
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BYLAWS PROPOSAL PASSES
Bylaws changes proposed by the Economic and General Welfare Cabinet to the 2006 MNA House of Delegates have passed. More details on the
new changes will be available in the November/December Michigan Nurse
and in future issues of NurseLine. Eleven members of the UMPNC Leadership
Team served as delegates to the 2006 MNA HOD. |
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UMPNC Members Honored by MNA
Cheryl Johnson, RN, MNA and UAN President, former UMPNC Chair, was
inducted into the Michigan Nurses Hall of Fame on Wednesday,
October 4.
Cheryl works on 6D, CCMU. Congratulations Cheryl!
Denise O'Brien, MSN, APRN, FAAN, was presented with the MNA
Excellence
in Nursing Practice award. Denise is a Clinical Nurse Specialist
in the
PACU. Congratulations Denise!
Stephanie Minerath, RN, UMPNC vice chair, was one of six nurses to
receive E&GW ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS.
Congratulations Stephanie! |
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eMploy
Getting Started
- Go to www.UMjobs.org
- Log in with your unique name and UMICH (level 1/Kerberos) password
(If you do not have a password, please call 734-764-8000 to obtain it)
- Upload or create your resume
- If you have a resume - go to "Attach"
- If you don't have a resume - go to "Create Resume"
- Set up your job search by:
- Detailed search for:
- Career Family
- Job Title
- Etc.
OR
- Keyword Search by words
- Specific words to match, such as, ICU, Excel, etc.
- Review Profile
- If you want to receive an email for jobs that meet your search criteria, change to "yes"
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