Allina hospice nurses set Sept. 11 start for 7-day strike after talks collapse
Allina Health hospice nurses set a seven-day strike to begin Friday, Sept. 11, 2026, after contract talks collapsed, threatening hospice staffing across metro-area facilities.[1]
A final bargaining session ended without a deal and no further talks are scheduled, union and hospital negotiators said.[1] Union leaders said they made concessions but that Allina would not move on issues beyond base wages, including extra pay for extra hours, holiday pay and scheduling.[1] Nurses say the dispute is about workload, holiday pay and "reasonable" scheduling, and that they feel "frustrated, dismissed and disrespected." FOX 9
On Aug. 24, union members voted to authorize a seven-day strike if talks failed.[2] The formal Sept. 11 start date was announced after the latest bargaining session collapsed.[1] Union leaders and some regional observers tied the labor fight to the pending Sutter Health-Allina merger now under review by Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison.[1]
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- Allina Health hospice nurses announced a formal seven-day strike set to begin Friday, Sept. 11, 2026 (Allina Health hospice nurses).
- A final bargaining session ended without a deal and no further talks are scheduled (final bargaining session).
- Union leaders say they made concessions in the latest session but that Allina would not move on issues beyond wages, including extra compensation for additional hours, holiday pay and schedules (Union leaders).
- Nurses frame the dispute as being about workload, holiday pay and “reasonable” scheduling — not just base wages — and say they feel “frustrated, dismissed and disrespected” (Nurses).
- The report situates the strike in the context of the pending Sutter Health–Allina merger, which is under review by Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison (Sutter Health–Allina merger).
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- Strike is now formally scheduled to begin Friday, Sept. 11, and run for seven days.
- A final bargaining session has taken place and ended without a deal; no further talks are scheduled.
- Union leaders say they made concessions in the latest session but Allina would not move on issues beyond wages (extra compensation for extra hours, holiday pay, schedules).
- Nurses frame the dispute as being about workload, holiday pay, and "reasonable" scheduling, not just base wages, and say they feel "frustrated, dismissed and disrespected."
- The article explicitly situates the strike in the context of the pending Sutter Health–Allina merger under review by AG Keith Ellison.