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The Minnesota Nurses Association will hold a solidarity event Wednesday, Aug. 31, to support nurses who may strike five Allina Health facilities starting on Labor Day.
The solidarity event will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. at Allina Commons, 2935 10th Ave. S., Minneapolis.
The MNA also is raising funds to aid nurses in the event of a strike. More information can be found here.
On Friday, the nurses announced they have delivered notice to Allina Health of their intent to begin an open-ended strike on Labor Day at Abbott Northwestern, Mercy, United and Unity hospitals, as well as Phillips Eye Institute.
MNA Executive Director Rose Roach said Allina’s 4,800 union nurses feel “disrespected and devalued” by their employer, which has refused to discuss any of nurses’ top concerns – including workplace safety and staffing – until they agree to give up their preferred health insurance plans.
Allina nurses, who have been in negotiations with the provider since February, ended a week-long strike June 25 that drew thousands of people to the picket lines, including elected officials, patients and members of other unions.
They are drawing even greater support for a potential walkout starting on Sept. 5, with several unions, including Education Minnesota, AFSCME and the United Steelworkers announcing they will picket alongside nurses. The MNA has a booth at the Minnesota AFL-CIO labor pavilion at the State Fair to share their message.
“The public support has been awesome!” the union reported on its Facebook page.