Don't work. There are many who want to work and need the jobs and are willing to work for reasonable wages.

Just because you can put a gun to our heads does not mean you deserve more. Maybe you need to find a new line of work where you can get paid what you want.

In fact, I'd let you go. You walked out when you were needed so maybe you don't need the job.

they want more nurses hired so the nurse to patient ratio is lower
but sure, fire them, make the problem they were protesting worse

D Luniz, I don't think Arthur works in a hospital or at least he must be a hospital executive. I work in a hospital (not in MN) and I can tell you the amount of health care worker FTE's (nurses, etc.) has steadily decreased in the name of "cost-cutting" where I work while patient loads have increased. The management said they never laid anybody off but they never replaced anybody who retired or resigned which can add up after a while. All while the hospital executives pocketed 6 and 7 figure incomes annually and purchased a country club on the hosptial dime (hmm... I don't see where any of us "worker bees" will be invited anytime soon...). Somebody needs to say something about these types of practices; they aren't safe. As far as the pensions, I don't know. I can only speak to staffing.