Contact: Terri Peaphon, RN,
Labor Organizer
Michigan Nurses Association
517/349-5640, ext. 23 or (cell) 517/420-4125
terri.peaphon@minurses.org

or

Carol Feuss, MA
Labor Communications Specialist
Michigan Nurses Association
517/349-5640, ext. 21 or (cell) 517/230-4086
carol.feuss@minurses.org

July 27, 2006

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Barry-Eaton District Health Department selects Michigan Nurses Association for representation

Charlotte, MI – The Unit II professional staff at the Barry-Eaton County District Department (BEDHD) voted to have the Michigan Nurses Association (MNA) be their certified bargaining agent.

The Unit II professional staff includes: Registered Nurses, Health Educators, Dieticians, Social Workers, and several other classifications.

“We chose MNA over our independent union because MNA brings the professionalism and experience we need to address our concerns, says Linda Minshall, RN, BSN, President of the Barry-Eaton District Health Department Staff Council. “MNA has been very successful in negotiating fair wages and benefits, which we need in order to keep nurses from leaving the Department.”

“We will continue to work with the BEDHD professional staff to build a strong, cohesive union as they come together to address their issues and improve their work place,” says Michigan Nurses Association Labor Organizer Terri Premo-Peaphon, RNC.

The BEDHD professional staff will be voting on bylaws and identifying bargaining team members in the near future.

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The Michigan Nurses Association, nurses' voice for 100 years, is the largest nurses' union in the State of Michigan . The Michigan Nurses Association (MNA) promotes the economic and general welfare of nurses in the workplace, fosters high standards of nursing practice, and lobbies the legislature and regulatory agencies on health care issues affecting nurses and recipients of nursing services. MNA is a constituent member of the American Nurses Association and the United American Nurses, as well as an affiliate of the AFL-CIO.