ANA Hires Marketing Firm to Telemarket MNA Nurses - Phone calls are misleading - providing mis-information on Affiliation / Disaffiliation issue

The American Nurses Association, in an effort to sway opinions and disaffiliation votes at the MNA Business Meeting, has contracted with a marketing firm from Virginia Beach, Virginia. This telemarketing firm is calling MNA nurses, misrepresenting themselves and requesting information about nurses' attendence at the MNA Business Meeting and inquiring as to how nurses may vote on the issue of disaffiliation from the ANA.

Please be advised that you may be called and asked a number of questions, some of which are provided below. The MNA Labor Cabinet is aware of this issue and is working to address the problem.

• Are you aware of the Disaffiliation vote on Nov 9th?

• How strongly do you feel about this issue?

• Which way are you going to vote?

• Is your opinion/vote affected by the recent decision/vote by the Maine State Nurses Association?

• Will you be attending the MNA Business Meeting on Nov 9th