FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Shannon Cunningham
651-269-1418
Shannon.Cunningham@mnnurses.org
(St. Paul, MN) – July 14, 2025 – Thousands of nurses represented by the Minnesota Nurses Association (MNA) at hospitals across the Twin Cities metro and in Duluth finished voting today to ratify new contracts, concluding months of negotiations aimed at addressing staffing, patient care, retention and workplace conditions. These agreements mark the result of four months of focused negotiations, during which MNA nurses met hospital leaders at the table to demand accountability and uphold patient safety.
The contracts cover thousands of nurses across the following hospital systems: Allina Health, M Health Fairview, Essentia Health, Aspirus St. Luke’s, HealthPartners Methodist, and Children’s Minnesota. The agreements reflect priorities identified by nurses throughout the 2025 campaign, including staffing provisions, workplace safety measures, mental health protections, and fair compensation, as well as fending off significant employer concessions. This was the first year in MNA history that members voted safe staffing as the top concern, over wages.
Key wins in the contracts include:
- New language to implement Minnesota’s new break law
- Tools to address workplace violence
- Staffing provisions such as Essentia’s one-year freeze on staffing reductions
- A 10% raise over three years for the Twin Cities hospitals
- A 9.75% raise over three years for Twin Ports hospitals
Looking ahead, the Minnesota Nurses Association remains committed to defending patient safety and holding corporate healthcare accountable. Meanwhile, clinic nurses and Advanced Practice Providers at Essentia Health continue their Unfair Labor Practice strike in pursuit of fair contracts.
