Roughly 15,000 Minnesota nurses went on strike Monday in protest of stalled contract negotiations and concerns over staffing and retention, wages and patient care
The strike is believed to be the largest-ever work stoppage by private-sector nurses in the U.S., according to the Minnesota Nurses Association
Tens of thousands of American workers are on strike and thousands more are attempting to unionize. WSJ examines the roots of this new labor activity and speaks with a labor economist for more context on U.S. labor’s changing landscape. Photo: Alyssa Keown/AP. The strike, which is expected to continue through Wednesday, includes nurses from a variety of hospital systems around the state. It is believed to be the largest-ever strike of private-sector nurses in the U.S., according to the Minnesota Nurses Association, the nurses union.
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