Nearly 5,000 nurses at five Twin Cities hospitals have voted to authorize an indefinite strike amid a dispute over a new contract. The workers represented by the Minnesota Nurse's Association voted Thursday to authorize an open-ended walkout at the Allina Health hospitals just two months after a weeklong strike ended without a deal. Allina wants to transition its nurses to the same plan as other employees to save $10 million a year. The affected hospitals are Abbott Northwestern and Phillips Eye Institute in Minneapolis, United in St. Paul, Unity in Fridley and Mercy in Coon Rapids. The union must give a 10-day notice before a strike.

Source: ABC News August 19, 2016 06:33 UTC