Published 2 months ago

Twin Cities nursing home employees take part in one-day strike

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Nursing home workers are calling for better pay and staffing, along with more affordable health insurance and retirement security. Strike is bringing attention to stalled contract negotiations which have been going on for four to six months. Workers want to see a $25-an-hour minimum wage across the industry.

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Star Tribune

Twin Cities nursing home employees walk off the job, citing worker shortages, pay

About 1,000 nursing home workers and supporters picketed in front of the Estates at St. Louis Park on Tuesday morning, part of a one-day walkout of employees from a dozen senior facilities.

2 months ago·Minneapolis, United States

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KARE

Twin Cities nursing home employees take part in one-day strike

Nursing home workers are calling for better pay and staffing, along with more affordable health insurance and retirement security.

2 months ago·Minneapolis, United States

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CCX Media

Nursing Home Workers Go On One-Day Strike

Union nurses and healthcare workers walked off the job on March 5, picketing senior living facilities including Saint Therese in New Hope.

2 months ago

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Sahan Journal

Hundreds of Twin Cities nursing home workers strike for 24 hours

Hundreds of nursing home workers from a dozen locations across the Twin Cities went on strike Tuesday after failing to agree on a new contract with employers. Jamie Gulley, president of Service Employees International Union Healthcare Minnesota and Iowa, said with 1,000 workers walking out Tuesday’s strike became the largest nursing home worker strike in Minnesota history. The union was bargaining with each nursing home individually and asking f…

2 months ago

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Minnesota Reformer

Why nursing home workers are striking today • Minnesota Reformer

Nursing home worker Teresa Brees speaks at a news conference on Feb. 20, 2024 announcing workers at seven nursing homes authorized a 24-hour unfair labor practices strike for March 5. Photo by Max Nesterak/Minnesota Reformer. Minnesota nursing home workers have been in the news a lot lately because of the planned one-day unfair labor practice strike set for Tuesday. The strike brings together 1,000 workers at 12 nursing homes. As the elected lea…

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