M Health Fairview, Allina Health Mental Health Workers Schedule Strike

(Minneapolis, MN)  —  Mental health workers from M Health Fairview and Allina Health are moving forward with strike plans.  The workers filed a ten-day notice yesterday for a three-day planned strike if a labor agreement between the sides isn’t reached.  The over 400 workers are members of Service Employees International Union Healthcare Minnesota and Iowa, who say they haven’t been able to reach an agreement on a “fair first contract.”  The union says 98-percent of its workers voted to support authorizing the strike.