(CNN) — About 15,000 nurses in Minnesota went on strike Monday morning, saying they are fighting for better staffing and better care for their patients.
The strike is against 13 hospitals in the Minneapolis-St. Paul market, as well as Duluth. It is scheduled to last only three days, and the union says the strike is not about pay but over letting members provide the quality of care they want to provide to patients.
“We are not on strike for our wages. We’re fighting for the ability to have some say over our profession and the work life balance,” said Mary Turner, a Covid ICU nurse and president of the Minnesota Nurses Association, the union waging the strike.
We all have a stake in making sure our nurses win this fight. Lots of ways to show your solidarity as they prepare to strike on Monday: t.co/NFBKM6gpdQ #PatientsBeforeProfits t.co/eeBEqNPWlt
— TakeAction Minnesota (@TakeActionMN) September 9, 2022
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