Photo: #Nurses from several hospitals picket outside Abbott Northwestern Hospital Thursday, June 10, 2010 in Minneapolis as more than 12,000 nurses staged a one-day strike of 14 hospitals in the Twin Cities metro area.
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Nurses from several hospitals picket outside Abbott Northwestern Hospital Thursday, June 10, 2010 in Minneapolis as more than 12,000 nurses staged a one-day strike of 14 hospitals in the Twin Cities metro area. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

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A report from the nurse picket lines

by Cathy Wurzer, Minnesota Public Radio,
Lorna Benson, Minnesota Public Radio
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More than 12,000 Twin Cities area nurses have walked off the job. The one-day nursing strike affects 14 hospitals. MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke with Minnesota Public Radio News reporter Lorna Benson who reported from a picket line in Minneapolis.

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