So, how good is that Allina nurses health coverage? Allina Health's union nurses are dug in on keeping their health plan choices as part of a new contract. Experts, though, say the corporate and nurses' plans are both generous.July 5, 2016
Allina retools offer to nurses, hoping to restart talks Allina Health is asking nurses at five hospitals to return to the bargaining table, saying it's willing to further delay elimination of health insurance plans that nurses want to keep.June 27, 2016
Amid strike, nurses union asks attorney general to scrutinize Allina's finances The union said it figures Allina will spend some $25 million on replacements for striking nurses. Union attorney Mathew Keller questioned whether it's reasonable for Allina to spend that much money on a strike when it's demanding much smaller savings on union health benefits.June 21, 2016
Why are Allina nurses striking for 7 days? A U professor says the limited strike is a strategy to put pressure on the company without exposing workers to income loss and uncertainty of a traditional strike.June 21, 2016
Nurses launch 7-day strike at Allina facilities As expected, about 4,800 nurses walked out of five Twin Cities area Allina facilities at 7 a.m. Sunday. Health benefits remain the main dispute in contract talks. No new talks are scheduled.June 19, 2016
Twin Cities airport security workers: We need more help Dozens of union members rallied at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport Tuesday, calling for their employer to hire more transportation security officers here and across the country.June 14, 2016
Minneapolis passes paid sick leave mandate The City Council on Friday unanimously agreed to give full-time, part-time and temporary Minneapolis employees one hour of paid sick or safe time for every 30 hours they work.May 27, 2016