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Thousands of Minnesota nurses launch 3-day strike over pay

Nurses picket outside North Memorial Hospital in Robbinsdale, Minn. on Monday, Sept. 12, 2022. Thousands of nurses in Minnesota launched a three-day strike Monday, pressing for salary increases they say are needed to retain nurses fleeing the profession under stresses worsened by the coronavirus pandemic. (Ben Hovland/Minnesota Public Radio via AP) Nurses picket outside Children's Minnesota in south Minneapolis on Monday, Sept. 12, 2022. Thousands of nurses in Minnesota launched a three-day strike Monday, pressing for salary increases they say are needed to retain nurses fleeing the profession under stresses worsened by the coronavirus pandemic. (Ben Hovland/Minnesota Public Radio via AP) Nurses picket outside Children's Minnesota in south Minneapolis on Monday, Sept. 12, 2022. Thousands of nurses in Minnesota launched a three-day strike Monday, pressing for salary increases they say are needed to retain nurses fleeing the profession under stresses worsened by the coronavirus pandemic. (Ben Hovland/Minnesota Public Radio via AP) Nurses picket outside Children's Minnesota in south Minneapolis on Monday, Sept. 12, 2022. Thousands of nurses in Minnesota launched a three-day strike Monday, pressing for salary increases they say are needed to retain nurses fleeing the profession under stresses worsened by the coronavirus pandemic. (Ben Hovland/Minnesota Public Radio via AP) Nurses picket outside North Memorial Hospital in Robbinsdale, Minn. on Monday, Sept. 12, 2022. Thousands of nurses in Minnesota launched a three-day strike Monday, pressing for salary increases they say are needed to retain nurses fleeing the profession under stresses worsened by the coronavirus pandemic. (Ben Hovland/Minnesota Public Radio via AP) Nurses picket outside Children's Minnesota in south Minneapolis on Monday, Sept. 12, 2022. Thousands of nurses in Minnesota launched a three-day strike Monday, pressing for salary increases they say are needed to retain nurses fleeing the profession under stresses worsened by the coronavirus pandemic. (Ben Hovland/Minnesota Public Radio via AP) Nurses picket outside North Memorial Hospital in Robbinsdale, Minn. on Monday, Sept. 12, 2022. Thousands of nurses in Minnesota launched a three-day strike Monday, pressing for salary increases they say are needed to retain nurses fleeing the profession under stresses worsened by the coronavirus pandemic. (Ben Hovland/Minnesota Public Radio via AP) Nurses picket outside Children's Minnesota in south Minneapolis on Monday, Sept. 12, 2022. Thousands of nurses in Minnesota launched a three-day strike Monday, pressing for salary increases they say are needed to retain nurses fleeing the profession under stresses worsened by the coronavirus pandemic. (Ben Hovland/Minnesota Public Radio via AP) Nurses picket outside Children's Minnesota in south Minneapolis on Monday, Sept. 12, 2022. Thousands of nurses in Minnesota launched a three-day strike Monday, pressing for salary increases they say are needed to retain nurses fleeing the profession under stresses worsened by the coronavirus pandemic. (Ben Hovland/Minnesota Public Radio via AP) Nurses strike Monday, Sept. 12, 2022 outside North Memorial Health Hospital in Robbinsdale, Minn. Nurses launched a three-day strike over issues of pay and what they say is understaffing that has been worsened by the strains of the coronavirus pandemic. (David Joles/Star Tribune via AP) Nurses strike Monday, Sept. 12, 2022 outside North Memorial Health Hospital in Robbinsdale, Minn. Nurses launched a three-day strike over issues of pay and what they say is understaffing that has been worsened by the strains of the coronavirus pandemic. (David Joles/Star Tribune via AP) Striking nurses react the a honking vehicle driving by during the first hour of a strike Monday, Sept. 12, 2022 outside North Memorial Health Hospital in Robbinsdale, Minn. Nurses launched a three-day strike over issues of pay and what they say is understaffing that has been worsened by the strains of the coronavirus pandemic. (David Joles/Star Tribune via AP) Mary Turner, president of the Minnesota Nurses Association, left, joins nurses striking Monday, Sept. 12, 2022 outside North Memorial Health Hospital in Robbinsdale, Minn. Nurses launched a three-day strike over issues of pay and what they say is understaffing that has been worsened by the strains of the coronavirus pandemic. (David Joles/Star Tribune via AP)
Thousands of Minnesota nurses launch 3-day strike over pay