HealthPartners workers authorize strike in February
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Taking a stand to ensure frontline caregivers are included and heard in critical patient care and staffing decisions, workers delivered a 10-day notice to HealthPartners of a two-day strike.
Workday Magazine (https://workdaymagazine.org/category/bargaining/page/27/)
Taking a stand to ensure frontline caregivers are included and heard in critical patient care and staffing decisions, workers delivered a 10-day notice to HealthPartners of a two-day strike.
HealthPartners workers represented by SEIU Healthcare Minnesota have voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike, the union said.
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