Allina Health Physicians Vote to Authorize Strike
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More than 130 Allina Health hospital physicians represented by Doctors Council SEIU voted last week, by a 90% margin, to authorize a strike after nearly two years of bargaining.
May Conference to Focus on Eliminating Healthcare Disparities
April 28, 2022
The National Medical Association (NMA) will host its Region IV (Minnesota, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin) Annual Spring Conference at the JW Marriott Minneapolis Mall of America in Bloomington, from May 13 to 15.
The theme of the conference is Beyond Prescriptions: How Black Physicians Can Use the Tools Embedded in Social Justice to Eliminate Healthcare Disparities.
The conference, co-hosted by Minnesota Association of African American Physicians and sponsored by the MMA, is scheduled to feature Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison. For details and registration, visit Region IV Meeting. The event is free for students and residents.
For more information, email nmaregion4programs@gmail.com.
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