Allina Primary Care Clinicians Stage One-Day Strike in Minnesota First

Overview

• As many as 600 doctors and advanced practitioners participated in the one-day action across dozens of Allina clinics, marking the first physicians’ strike recorded in Minnesota.
• Union leaders seek contract terms that include four hours of paid, protected time each week for paperwork and patient messages, along with staffing standards and clearer benefits.
• Allina said it would keep care safe by redeploying clinicians and called the union’s pay and benefits proposals financially unrealistic, citing rising costs and possible Medicaid reimbursement cuts.
• Allina reported that about a quarter of union-represented providers continued working, while some clinics closed or rescheduled appointments, including the Annandale site.
• The strike follows recent Allina primary care clinic closures in the Twin Cities area, and bargaining continues with the next session scheduled for early December.