15,000 Union Nurses in Minnesota Begin Strike, Citing Low Wages, Understaffing

15,000 Union Nurses in Minnesota Begin Strike, Citing Low Wages, Understaffing
Registered nurses and supporters stand in a picket line and wave to cars as they drive by outside St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester, Mass., on February 24, 2021. Photo by JOSEPH PREZIOSO/AFP via Getty Images
Naveen Athrappully
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About 15,000 union nurses at 15 hospitals across seven different health systems in Minnesota have walked off the job, protesting understaffing and overwork in what’s believed to be the biggest strike of private-sector nurses in U.S. history.

The Minnesota Nurses Association strike, slated to last three days, began at 7 a.m. on Sept. 12. The group’s membership voted last month to authorize a strike.

Naveen Athrappully
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Naveen Athrappully is a news reporter covering business and world events at The Epoch Times.
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