Minnesota Nurses Association strike

MNA nurses walking the picket line as they protest for better staffing and appropriate patient care at Children's Hospital Minnesota - Minneapolis, 2525 Chicago Ave.

Tricia Ryshkus (far left) and Susan Gerome (far right) are nurses at Children's Hospital Minnesota, Minneapolis, 2525 Chicago Ave, striking for safe staffing and retaining nurses. Gerome has been working Children's Minneapolis for 37 years.

From left to right: Grace Jacobson, Hollie Peterson, and Leeya Kelly were a few of many nurses striking outside of M Health Fairview Hospital Southdale at 6401 France Ave S, Edina on Sept. 14th, 2022.

From left to right: Katie Dugan, Shawna Gebretsadik, and Carla Velez held signs on the picket line at M Health Fairview Hospital Southdale at 6401 France Ave S, Edina on Sept. 14th, 2022. "We're out here so it's better inside," Gebretsadik said.

Karen Sandberg, a retired nurse since 2004, came back to stand in front of M Health Fairview Hospital Southdale ,at 6401 France Ave S, Edina, on Sept. 14th, 2022 to strike with current nurses.

From left to right: Donna Soriano, Nellie Arsemyeva, and Diphina Sang gathered to strike in front of M Health Fairview Hospital Southdale, 6401 France Ave S, Edina on Sept. 14th, 2022. "We do not have appropriate staffing," Arsemyeva said. "We are expected to work doubles and may have 6 to 8 patients to care for at one time."