Chris Rubesch MNA President-Elect

09/01/2026

Stop by the Minnesota AFL-CIO pavilion at the State Fair to talk with workers from around the state and learn about tons of different industries.

At the Minnesota Nurses Association booth you can learn about how hospital mergers are effecting health care costs, patient care, and what we can do to put patients back at the center of health care.

08/23/2026

Every year the Minnesota Nurses Association Foundation gives out more than $100,000 in educational scholarships for members, their dependents, Union and community members going into the health care field. This year we were proud to start a new scholarship in honor of nurse and AFGE member Alex Pretti. I hope many others can benefit from this scholarship in the future and carry on Alex's legacy of being a force for good in our community.

The Alex Pretti Scholarship, honoring a dedicated nurse, supports recipients like Mica O’Herlihy, who seeks to carry on Pretti's values in healthcare.

08/13/2026

Check out the 2026 AFL-CIO Executive Pay Report. Highlights include:

- The average CEO-to-worker pay ratio of S&P 500 companies increased from 285-to-1 in 2024 to 312-to-1 in 2025. (And that excludes Tesla CEO Elon Musk, whose pay package is so huge it would skew the results!)

- The average CEO pay at S&P 500 companies increased 21%, from $18.9 million in 2024 to $22.8 million in 2025.
In 2026, Musk became the world’s first trillionaire, and his $158 billion pay package at Tesla broke the CEO pay curve.

Let's build an economy that works for workers!

executive paywatch Paywatch Highest-Paid CEOs Company Pay Ratios CEO pay is up, up and away, thanks to Elon Musk, who became the world's first trillionaire. In 2025, Elon Musk's $158 billion pay package at Tesla broke the CEO pay curve.1 It was 14 times higher than the total compensation of all othe...

07/31/2026

I was proud to walk the picket line with my United Steel Workers co-workers in contract negotiations with Essentia Health. These workers are CRITICAL to hospital operations and frankly I can't do my job without them. They deserve a fair contract!

07/28/2026

Very interesting article looking at the caises of increasing health care costs. Let's take the time to think critically and act intentionally to rebuild our health care system!

An independent report issued last month by North Star Policy Action digs into the factors behind Minnesotans’ rapidly rising healthcare costs, warning that proposed health-system acquisitions could…

07/25/2026

Congratulations to the nurses at Adventist Health St. Helena in St. Helena, Calif. voted overwhelmingly this week to join California Nurses Association National Nurses United 💪✊

https://apigateway.agilitypr.com/distributions/history/7bd695dd-a3c4-4542-813c-26ba53bca7df?recipientId=60c94421-e021-478e-9b3d-12b827f571bd

07/20/2026

Nurses at the Betty Ford Hazelden center standing together on the strike line for their patients and each other! Let's get these workers a first contract!

07/12/2026

Come join the Minnesota Nurses Association members at Hazelden in Center City as they walk the strike line for a first contract!

RSVP here: https://mna.formstack.com/forms/hazelden_strike_line_rsvp_071526

07/10/2026

Enjoyed last night's North East Area Labor Council summer picnic. Great opportunity to catch up with other Unions and meet candidates for election this fall.

07/03/2026

Rounded with leaders at Abbott hospital talking to nurses about the proposed merger between Allina and Sutter. Anyone with questions or concerns about the merger should come out to the Attorney General's town hall and make sure this proposal will be in the best interest of Minnesota patients and workers!