Allina hospice nurses reach tentative deal on first-ever contract
The union representing dozens of Twin Cities Allina Health hospice nurses who went on strike last month says they reached a tentative contract agreement Wednesday.
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The union representing dozens of Twin Cities Allina Health hospice nurses who went on strike last month says they reached a tentative contract agreement Wednesday.
Hospice nurses who work for Allina Health are set to begin a seven-day strike on Friday.
Dozens of Twin Cities hospice workers are walking the picket line Monday in a one-day strike after nearly a year of negotiations for an inaugural union contract.
Dozens of Twin Cities hospice workers are walking the picket line Monday in a one-day strike after nearly a year of negotiations for an inaugural union contract.
Hundreds of nurses at North Memorial Health's Maple Grove Hospital have voted to approve an unfair labor practice strike, their union announced Tuesday.
Nurses say they don't want to strike, but they're willing to do so if necessary.
Several hundred nurses at North Memorial Health's Maple Grove Hospital are taking an unfair labor practice strike authorization vote Monday.
Hundreds of nursing home workers from across the Twin Cities are on strike Monday.
The workers with SEIU Healthcare Minnesota and Iowa have walked off the job at five metro area facilities.
Dozens of Minnesota health care workers hit the picket lines today in a fight for a new contract.
Health care workers in Stillwater, Minnesota, kicked off a four-day unfair labor practice strike Monday.
A Minnesota nurses union says it has reached a tentative deal with several Twin Cities health care providers to avert a strike after months of bargaining, but adds the fight continues for its Duluth-area members.
Right now, more than 15,000 nurses across the state of Minnesota are voting on whether or not to strike to fight for staffing changes in hospitals. WCCO's Marielle Mohs shares what's at stake for both sides.
It's a challenge to put the year into words, but that did not stop WCCO's Adam Duxter from trying--with help from you.
Members of the Minnesota Nurses Association have voted to ratify new three-year contracts with their hospitals.
Minnesota nurses have reached tentative agreements with nearly all hospitals to avert a planned strike later this month.
A hospital spokesperson said Tuesday morning that several Minnesota hospitals have reached tentative agreements with nurses who voted to approve a strike earlier this month.
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The union representing 15,000 Minnesota nurses announced the health care workers voted "overwhelmingly" Wednesday to walk off the job for the second time this year. This time the potential strike would last much longer.
The Minnesota Nurses Association said its nurses voted to approve an unfair labor practices strike.
Back in September, thousands of nurses went on a three-day strike, citing unfair labor practices. Union nurses say those issues have only gotten worse and they have yet to reach a contract agreement.
Nurses from a northern Minnesota hospitals say they're joining in on the strike authorization vote happening Wednesday. Meanwhile, Essentia Health said it has reached a "tentative agreement" with nurses in Moose Lake, so those nurses will not be joining in on the vote.
Minnesota nurses say they aren't getting anywhere in negotiations with hospitals and they may authorize another strike.
Tuesday is day two of a strike that's sent thousands of nurses to picket lines from the Twin Cities to Duluth. The different sides haven't seen eye-to-eye on proposed pay increases and changes to staffing.
Job postings circulating online for traveling nurses from Medical Staffing Solutions advertise pay starting at just under $8,000 for this strike specifically.
WCCO's Pauleen Le reports from Abbott Northwestern in Minneapolis Tuesday morning as the second day of a three-day nurses strike begins.
