ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota Nurses Association says 15,000 of its union members voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to authorize an unfair labor practices strike.
Nurses at 16 hospitals in the Twin Cities, Duluth-Superior, and Two Harbors could go on strike after giving the hospitals a ten-day notice.
MNA President Mary Turner says hospital CEOs, ” have failed to solve the crisis of patient care, and they have failed to solve the crisis of working conditions pushing nurses away from the bedside.”
Twin Cities Hospitals Group spokesman Paul Omodt says a work stoppage by the nurses would be disruptive. He says they want to focus on negotiating at the table and with the help of a mediator reach a deal.
