Allina workers threaten strike after late-night bargaining session breaks down
The union s bargaining team says the sides remain deeply divided.
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Essential workers with the SEIU Healthcare Minnesota union remain “deeply divided” with their employer, Allina Health, after contract negotiations went late into the night Monday.
According to a statement from SEIU, the 4,000 essential healthcare workers represented by the union have yet to reach an agreement with Allina. Negotiations lasted until 2 a.m. Tuesday. This was during the 11th bargaining session between the two parties.
The bargaining team has filed notice for a strike starting on May 10 if an agreement is not reached.
Allina Health workers intend to strike if contract deal can t be reached
The week-long strike would start May 10.
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Thousands of Allina Health workers are preparing to strike over a contract they say is unfair and disrespectful.
SEIU Healthcare Minnesota, which is the union representing 4,000 frontline healthcare workers at eight Allina Health facilities in Minnesota, could go on a week-long strike on May 10 if they don t reach a deal on a new contract.
On Wednesday, workers announced they plan to file a 10-day notice to strike, saying they need a contract that respects us, protects us and pays us. I m ready to strike because I feel like it s a shame our employer isn t willing to see how hard all of us have worked through the pandemic on the front lines. We re being treated like a number, not valued employees, and that feels very disrespectful, Karen Cullen, who has worked in environmental services at Mercy Hospital for more than 16 years, said in an SEIU Heal
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Lohart Lloyd Renner 1926-2021
At age 95, Lohart Lloyd Renner passed away peacefully on March 22, 2021 at St. Francis Regional Medical Center in Shakopee, MN.
Lohart was born on January 31, 1926 to Hugo A. and Elsie A. (Gatzke) Renner in Bismarck township, Sibley county, MN. He was the oldest of four siblings. Lohart grew up on the family farm near Brownton, MN. Lohart graduated from Brownton High School in 1944. After graduation he attended Dunwoody Institute to study carpentry. A majority of his work life was with Mortenson Construction of Minneapolis. Outside of work, he enjoyed fishing and hunting and was a member of several game and hunting associations.