HANDS OFF OUR HEALTHCARE! Today was the first day of contract negotiations for our 1,900 members in the HealthPartners Group Health, Inc. clinics. 25 powerful member-leaders from a wide range of jobs and departments presented opening proposals from the Union, as well as two petitions pushing back on management’s recent attack on retirement benefits and changes they’ve made to RN job responsibilities. They shared their concerns and frustrations, but also what they love about their jobs and the pa