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UNITYPOINT HEALTH-MERITER | FIVE-DAY WALKOUT BEGINS

Hundreds of UnityPoint Health-Meriter nurses begin weeklong strike

AUDREY KORTE
May 28, 2025
May 28, 2025 Updated May 31, 2025

Unity Point Health-Meriter registered nurses and their supporters picket outside the hospital on the first day of week-long strike in Madison on Tuesday.

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Staff and outside nurses have begun caring for patients at UnityPoint Health-Meriter Hospital after hundreds of nurses walked off the job Tuesday morning for a week-long strike.

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Registered nurses for UnityPoint Health-Meriter and their supporters rally outside the Madison hospital Tuesday, the first day of a planned five-day strike. Nurses have been working without a new contract, as the previous agreement expired in March.
JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL

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The five-day strike is scheduled to end Sunday morning.
JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL

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Registered nurses at UnityPoint Health-Meriter and their supporters rally Tuesday outside the Madison hospital.
JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL

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The strike has received the support from other members of the Service Employees International Union.
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The union has asked for metal detectors at the hospital, and wants more security guards and better training about what to do if there is a shooting or some other dangerous incident.
JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL

Officials with UnityPoint Health-Meriter say patient care has not been compromised by the walkout.
JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL

Web photo — Registered nurses for UnityPoint Health-Meriter and their supporters rally Tuesday outside the Madison hospital.
JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL

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