15,000 members of mnnurses walked out of Minnesota hospitals for a 3-day strike carrying signs that said: 'Patients before profits,' 'Put an end to corporate healthcare,' and 'The frontline is fed up with excuses!'
that hospital executives who make millions of dollars per year"refuse solutions to short-staffing, retention, and better patient care."signs highlighting their frustration. Messages included:"Patients before profits,""Put an end to corporate healthcare," and"The frontline is fed up with excuses!"that"I can't give my patients the care they deserve.
"Call lights go unanswered. Patients should only be waiting for a few seconds or minutes if they've soiled themselves or their oxygen came unplugged or they need to go to the bathroom, but that can take 10 minutes or more," he explained."Those are things that can't wait."that in addition to demanding staffing fixes and more paid sick and parental leave, nurses seek a"30% wage increases over the next three years.
The outlet noted that"nurses at Essentia Health's Moose Lake Clinic, who have been negotiating a first contract for two years, were also set to strike but decided on Sunday night to hold an informational picket instead." At the 15 hospitals in the Twin Cities and Twin Ports where nurses did strike on Monday, participants and supporters shared updates on social media.
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