US EditionMinnesota Nurses Association Votes on Strike
MINNESOTA, JUN 23 – Over 15,000 nurses at 13 Minnesota hospitals voted to authorize a strike amid disputes over staffing shortages, workplace safety, and unfair labor practice allegations, union officials said.
- On Monday, more than 15,000 Minnesota Nurses Association members voted at 13 hospitals across the Twin Cities and Duluth to authorize a strike.
- The vote follows contract expirations on June 1 in metro areas and will expire July 1 in Duluth amid nurses' concerns about staffing shortages and unsafe working conditions.
- Nurses reported one nurse caring for up to five complex patients, while hospitals cited improved nurse vacancy rates and turnover declines since the pandemic.
- A supermajority vote of at least 67% enables negotiators to call a strike with a required 10-day notice, and results will be announced Tuesday morning in both Duluth and St. Paul.
- The strike authorization signals firm negotiating stances but uncertain strike timing, while some health systems affirm commitment to talks and encourage voting.
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Pine Journal
Superior TelegramMinnesota Nurses Association authorizes strike
DULUTH — Nurses and other workers at Essentia Health and Aspirus St. Luke's voted to authorize a strike, the Minnesota Nurses Association announced Tuesday. Thousands of nurses at Essentia and Aspirus St. Luke’s hospitals, clinic and hospice workers at Essentia’s Duluth facilities, and advanced practice providers in Essentia’s East Market voted Monday in favor of an unfair labor practice strike. No strike has been announced yet, but the authoriz…
Grand Rapids Herald-Review
Minnesota Reformer15,000 nurses in Twin Cities, Duluth vote to authorize strike
Fifteen thousand nurses at 13 hospitals in the Twin Cities and Duluth could strike if they can’t reach a deal with their employers. Nurses unionized with the Minnesota Nurses Association voted Monday to authorize a strike, though the union’s negotiations…
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