23.06.2016 - 23:14 [ Truthout ]

Nurses Say „No“ to Staffing by Robot: 5,000 Strike in Minnesota

Five thousand members of the Minnesota Nurses (MNA) walked out June 19, kicking off a weeklong strike at five Allina hospitals in the Twin Cities. The immediate sticking point is health insurance, but this is also a showdown over nurses‘ power on the job, as Allina pushes to hand over staffing decisions to a robot.