Minnesota nurses authorize open-ended strike on 14 Minneapolis-area hospitals
By APMonday, June 21, 2010
Minn. nurses approve second strike at 14 hospitals
MINNEAPOLIS — Thousands of Minnesota nurses have voted to authorize another strike on 14 hospitals in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area.
The Minnesota Nurses Association says 84 percent of nurses voted Monday to authorize an open-ended strike. It was not immediately clear when the strike would begin. The nurses must give the hospitals a minimum of 10 days’ notice but could strike anytime after that.
About 12,000 nurses went on a one-day strike on June 10, to demand an increase in hospital staffing and no pension cuts.
A spokeswoman for the hospitals says the union’s staffing proposals are unnecessary and very expensive, but the hospitals are willing to negotiate under certain conditions.
No new talks are scheduled.
Online:
Minnesota Nurses Association: mnnurses.org/
Twin Cities Hospitals: www.twincitieshospitals.com/
