MINNEAPOLIS – After more than two years of negotiations and 60 bargaining sessions, doctors at Allina Health have reached their first union contract.
The three‑year agreement covers physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners.
Supporters say the deal gives providers a stronger voice over their working conditions and patient care. Family physician Matt Hoffman says corporate control of medicine pushed doctors to organize. He says, medicine has really become run by large corporations, and it was time to take back some control.
The agreement still must be ratified by union members.
Voting is set to begin next week.
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