As many as 15,000 Minnesota nurses went on strike, citing short staffing and low wage increases.
The thousands-strong strike may be the largest private-sector nurses’ strike in the nation’s history, according to a release from the Minnesota Nurses’ Association (MNA).
The Minnesota nurses are demanding safer working conditions, better nurse retention and safer staffing systems, according to National Nurses United.
According to Minnesota’s Star Tribune, the nurses asked for nearly 30% pay raises over three years, and hospitals offered around 10%.