Allina Health Outlines Issues With Nurse Negotiations

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- Allina Health is revealing the three unsolved issues in negotiations with striking nurses.

According to a statement from the the health care provider, the two sides remain at odds over lump sum bonus plans, the sharing of cost increases in insurance plans starting in 2019 and a framework for managing health benefit cost increases in the future.

The nurses walked off the job Sept. 5 and rejected Allina's latest contract offer in a vote on Monday.

The union is expected to submit their own contract proposal when talks resume.