DULUTH, MN (KDAL) – Once again, members of the Minnesota Nurses Association (MNA) have voted to approve a strike at hospitals in the Twin Ports, Two Harbors and the Twin Cities.
The strike authorization comes after eight months of negotiations with hospital executives have failed to reach an agreement.
The MNA says the hospitals are committing unfair labor practices including colluding to keep nurses wages down and refusing to provide information necessary for the bargaining process.
The vote means union leaders could call a strike after giving a ten day notice.
At a press conference in Duluth Thursday morning, a strike date of December 11th was announced if no agreement is reached before that. The strike would last until December 31st at Essentia in Duluth and Twin Cities Hospitals but would continue with no end date at St. Luke’s and Two Harbors.
The 15 thousand nurses held a three day strike in September and have been working without contracts since summer.
