(St. Paul, MN) — A second strike is being averted after nurses at 15 Minnesota hospitals voted to approve new contracts. The Minnesota Nurses Association voted “overwhelmingly” yesterday to ratify the contracts. About 15-thousand nurses in the Twin Cities and Twin Ports area were set to move forward with a second strike on December 11th before tentative agreements were reached a week earlier. The contracts include pay increases and will give nurses more say in how staffing levels are set. MNA President Mary Turner called the win a “historic victory for nurses and patients.”
About the Author: Ashley Hanley
Ashley (Goettl) Hanley is a North Mankato native and Mankato West graduate who made the switch from TV journalism to radio.
After five years at KEYC News 12, Ashley is thrilled to be working for KTOE News. Ashley and her husband John, and son John, enjoy spending time in the community. You can also find Ashley coaching and playing softball and supporting her brother on the MSU football team and her sister with Scarlet athletics.
Even though she went to the University of Wisconsin-River Falls, Ashley kept her Minnesota roots and is a big Twins and Vikings fan!
