Posted on Sep 12, 2022
No new talks planned as 3-day nurses strike starts in Twin Cities, Duluth
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Nurses at 15 hospitals in the Twin Cities and northern Minnesota began a three-day walkout Monday morning.
The strike started at 7 a.m. and is scheduled to last until early Thursday morning. Union officials said no negotiations are currently planned during the strike period.
Union nurses have been in negotiations since March, and working without a contract since June. The main sticking points are wage increases, retention, staffing and safety concerns, as well as addressing ongoing burnout, heightened by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The strike started at 7 a.m. and is scheduled to last until early Thursday morning. Union officials said no negotiations are currently planned during the strike period.
Union nurses have been in negotiations since March, and working without a contract since June. The main sticking points are wage increases, retention, staffing and safety concerns, as well as addressing ongoing burnout, heightened by the COVID-19 pandemic.
No new talks planned as 3-day nurses strike starts in Twin Cities, Duluth
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This will be very interesting to see how this pans out?
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."In a statement Monday, officials with Allina Health said it “continues to be focused on delivering safe, reliable care” and that “our teams have rescheduled a limited number of non-emergent appointments” to keep up. Allina Health also said “strikes do not benefit anyone” and that it hopes the union will resume negotiations after the strike with the help of a federal mediator.
On its website, St. Luke’s in Duluth said, “We will continue to offer all services and will be fully open for all inpatient, emergency and clinic-based care, although we may reschedule some non-urgent surgeries and procedures. Patients should arrive as scheduled unless they hear differently from their provider.”...
..."In a statement Monday, officials with Allina Health said it “continues to be focused on delivering safe, reliable care” and that “our teams have rescheduled a limited number of non-emergent appointments” to keep up. Allina Health also said “strikes do not benefit anyone” and that it hopes the union will resume negotiations after the strike with the help of a federal mediator.
On its website, St. Luke’s in Duluth said, “We will continue to offer all services and will be fully open for all inpatient, emergency and clinic-based care, although we may reschedule some non-urgent surgeries and procedures. Patients should arrive as scheduled unless they hear differently from their provider.”...
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