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April 29 Women of Steel Conference

The USW District 11 Women of Steel will be having a day long conference on April 29 in Shakopee, Minnesota from 9:30am to 3pm.  At our monthly me...

2025 Local 9460 College Scholarship Applications

The application for our local union's 2025 college scholarships is out.  If you have a child or dependent who will be attending technical school,...

Contract Ratified at Ecumen Lakeshore

Thank you to everyone who fill out and mailed in their negotiations survey.  Our Negotiating Committee used them for when contract negotiations t...

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23 Feb, 2024

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23 Feb, 2024

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PDFs of the Red Book TA Summary & Wage Grid

Below are PDFs of the Red Book Tentative Agreement Summary, and the TA wage grid for years 1, 2 and 3. There will be a Red Book Unit Meeting on Tuesday, February 27 at 5:30pm to go over the tentative agreement. We'll be meeting in Hall A in the basement of the Duluth Lab

PDFs of the Red Book TA Summary & Wage Grid

16 Feb, 2024

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16 Feb, 2024

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Summary of the Red Book Tentative Agreement

We believe the tentative agreement we have reached is the best we will achieve. Here is a summary of what we achieved during these long and tough negotiations:

Summary of the Red Book Tentative Agreement

09 Feb, 2024

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09 Feb, 2024

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Tentative Agreement Reached for Grand Rapids

The union and Essentia Health reached a tentative agreement today for the Grand Rapids Hospice contract. The tentative agreement, and the ballot on whether or not to ratify it, have been emailed out to everyone in the Unit. Please vote by this Tuesday!

Tentative Agreement Reached for Grand Rapids

07 Feb, 2024

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07 Feb, 2024

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Tentative Agreement Reached for the Red Book Contract!

We have reached a tentative agreement with Essentia Health on the Red Book contract. We're waiting for some final documentation from the company. Once we get that we'll be putting together information to share with everyone. Stay tuned for more info on the agreement and a ratifi

Tentative Agreement Reached for the Red Book Contract!

07 Feb, 2024

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07 Feb, 2024

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2024 Local 9460 College Scholarships

Local 9460's College Scholarships for 2024 are out! If you have a kid, step-kid or legal ward that will be going to college this year, they are eligible to apply.

2024 Local 9460 College Scholarships

30 Jan, 2024

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30 Jan, 2024

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Jan 30 St. Luke's Update

ST. LUKE'S UPDATE: Unfortunately when the company paid out the back pay for our current contract, they gave everyone double what they were supposed to. Now they are requiring everyone to pay back that extra money (we checked, and yes, unfortunately, they can legally do that).

Jan 30 St. Luke's Update