ROCHESTER — The Med City Nursing Alliance, which seeks to unionize nurses at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, will continue its independent union drive this summer, with more community outreach planned. The group began its efforts in earnest in April, hosting informational meetings for the registered nurses, licensed practical nurses and certified registered nurse anesthetists who could potentially be represented by MCNA. Now, Tiffany Lawler, the group's founder and a labor and delivery RN, regularly posts 15- to 20-minute videos in a private Facebook group, she said, to answer questions and give updates on the process.
"People can, of course, share them ...
and they're there to refer back to," Lawler said. "That has been positive." The MCNA leadership team will continue to build awareness by tabling at events around Rochester, Lawler said, including the Riverside Music Series and Thursdays Downtown.
"We have ...
a person that has been ordering different merchandise and such so that we can be present at different summer activities throughout Rochester this summer," Lawler said, "to educate and to just kind of spread the word." ADVERTISEMENT Lawler said MCNA leadership will also join any future informational pickets by SEIU Healthcare Minnesota & Iowa, which is currently negotiating a new contract for its 1,600 allied health staff at Mayo Clinic Hospital's Saint Marys campus. Those workers and their supporters picketed on May 28.
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