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5,000 Nurses To Strike At 5 Minn. Hospitals
About 5,000 nurses at five Twin Cities hospitals plan to go on strike for a week this month. The nurses voted Monday to reject a contract offer from Allina Health, and Wednesday they followed up by notifying the health care system that they intend to conduct an 鈥渦nfair labor practice strike鈥 the week of June 19-26. (Delage, 6/8)
Nurses at five Allina Health hospitals plan to conduct a one-week strike, starting June 19 at 7 a.m., amid a contract dispute over health benefits, the Minnesota Nurses Association announced Wednesday evening. The targeted facilities are Abbott Northwestern Hospital and Phillips Eye Institute in Minneapolis, United Hospital in St. Paul, Mercy Hospital in Coon Rapids and Unity Hospital in Fridley. (Olson, 6/8)
The Minnesota Nurses Association said Wednesday it has told Allina Health executives it plans to strike for seven days starting at 7 a.m. Sunday, June 19. The nurses union says the strike involves around 5,000 nurses at Abbott Northwestern, United, Mercy, Unity and Phillips Eye Institute. (Zdechlik, 6/8)
Union leaders representing about 5,000 nurses in the Twin Cities say nurses at five hospitals plan to go on a one-week strike after rejecting the latest contract offer from Allina Health. (6/9)
