![Allina Nurses to Begin Strike on Labor Day](http://wac.450f.edgecastcdn.net/80450F/wjon.com/files/2013/05/Nurse.png?w=980&q=75)
Allina Nurses to Begin Strike on Labor Day
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The union representing about 4,800 nurses at five Allina hospitals in the Twin Cities area has notified the company it will begin a strike on Labor Day.
The Minnesota Nurses Association is required to give 10 days of notice to Allina so it can make arrangements to maintain patient care.
Reports say the walkout is to begin at 7 a.m. Sept. 5. It's the second by Allina nurses since talks began in February over a new three-year contract.
The nurses say the strike will be open-ended, meaning that it will continue until a deal is reached. Allina wants to transition its nurses to the same health insurance plan as its other employees to save $10 million a year. The nurses want to keep their current health plans with lower deductibles.
More From AM 1240 WJON
![Want Fries With That? Minnesota Menu Problems Attributed To Strike](http://townsquare.media/site/68/files/2024/01/attachment-caled-truck-canva.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Minneapolis School Bus Drivers Say They’re Ready to Strike](http://townsquare.media/site/65/files/2021/09/attachment-maxim-lopez-bqfkKohIFYw-unsplash.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![VA Hospital Nurse is First to Receive COVID-19 Shot in Minnesota](http://townsquare.media/site/757/files/2020/11/RS39277_RS22387_GettyImages-1027752634-scr.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![State Nurses See First Hand Effects of COVID-19 Complications](http://townsquare.media/site/67/files/2020/03/Nurse4.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Minnesota County Has Plan if Snowplow Drivers Strike](http://townsquare.media/site/65/files/2019/02/GettyImages-506282664.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Snow Plow Drivers Threaten Strike in Minnesota County](http://townsquare.media/site/65/files/2019/02/GettyImages-506282664.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Minnesota Nursing Program Hopes to Fill Needs of Rural Areas](http://townsquare.media/site/67/files/2016/08/Nurse.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Several Workers in Sartell-St. Stephen Schools Set To Strike](http://townsquare.media/site/67/files/2017/09/Sartell-District-Offices.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Twin Cities Transit Workers Authorize Super Bowl Strike](http://townsquare.media/site/67/files/2017/11/Metro-Transit.jpg?w=980&q=75)