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No new talks have been announced between the Minnesota Nurses Association and Allina Health as more than 4,200 nurses continue their open-ended strike. 


The majority, though, are still holding fast. 


On Friday, MPR News host Cathy Wurzer spoke with Angela Becchetti, a registered nurse at Abbott Northwestern, where's she's worked for 10 years. She's picketing every day with Allina nurses and is a member of the union's bargaining committee. 


While much of the public focus has been on which health plans nurses will be allowed to choose in the new contract, Becchetti says the concerns of striking nurses run deeper than that question.

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Some 400 Allina nurses have returned to work while more than 4,200 continue their open-ended strike. A striking nurse and negotiator tells MPR News the concerns go beyond what health plans the nurses can choose.

No new talks have been announced between the Minnesota Nurses Association and Allina Health as more than 4,200 nurses continue their open-ended strike today. Yesterday we spoke with a nurse who decided to cross the picket line.

Striking Allina nurse says more than health coverage at stake

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