Allina hospital doctors walk off the job in historic 4-day strike in Minnesota

By: Max Nesterak

Outlets: Minnesota Reformer

Published: September 14, 2026

Words: 776

Last Updated: 3 days, 16 hours ago

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Unionized doctors at two Twin Cities area hospitals began a four-day strike on Monday in what’s believed to be the first walkout by private-sector hospital doctors in U.S. history.

Doctors clad in their white coats walked picket lines outside Allina Health’s Mercy Hospital in Coon Rapids and Unity campus in Fridley, carrying signs that read “patients over profits” and “burn out hurts.”

Union leaders say the strike — and potential disruption to patient care — …

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