Nurses picket Twin Cities, Duluth hospitals as 15,000 seek new contracts that prioritize patient safety
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Shannon Cunningham
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Shannon.Cunningham@mnnurses.org
(St. Paul) – June 4, 2025 – Thousands of nurses with the Minnesota Nurses Association (MNA) held an informational picket today at 11 Twin Cities hospitals and two Duluth hospitals to highlight issues at the core of their ongoing contract fight with hospital executives. Nurses across the state are in the midst of a staffing crisis and continue to cite staffing as their number one issue in bargaining. Having enough nurses per patient not only benefits patients, but it also reduces injury and violence on the job, keeps experienced nurses at the bedside, and saves healthcare systems desperately needed funds.
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