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Nearly 1,000 nurses at UnityPoint Health Meriter issue strike notice amid ongoing contract negotiations
https://www.wkow.com/news/nearly-1-000-nurses-at-unitypoint-health-meriter-issue-strike-notice-amid-ongoing-contract-negotiations/article_7bdc3c51-a753-4024-a236-7b75a33821b8.html
Kodichi Lawrence May 10, 2025
MADISON (WKOW) -- Nearly 1,000 nurses at UnityPoint Health Meriter Hospital have given formal notice of their intent to walk off the job starting May 27th, if no tentative agreement is reached.
The nurses, represented by SEIU Healthcare WI, gave a 10-day strike notice to the hospital on Friday.
According to SEIU WI, the nurses have been in contract negotiations with UnityPoint Health Meriter since January and are demanding staffing solutions that prioritize nurse and patient safety, compensation to attract and retain nurses, improved security practices at the hospital, and resolutions to multiple unfair labor practice charges filed by SEIU WI against Meriter.
UnityPoint Health said in a statement that it does not believe a strike is in the best interest of ongoing negotiations.
FULL story at link above.
