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Green Book Negotiations Update #3

The Green Book contract negotiations are underway. We had our first meetings with the company on April 16 & 17. Our initial proposals focused on establishing rules and the non-economic issues important to you. We will be back at the table on May 6 & 7. The Negotiating Committee just returned from the Collective Bargaining Conference.

LSCHC Negotiations Update

The Professional Unit at Lake Superior Community Health Center will have contract negotiations all day on Monday, April 29. At this stage of the negotiations we are down to wages, and are trying hard to win something equitable from the employer. Wish our Negotiating Committee luck!

Notice of the April 19, 2024 USW 9460 Election Results

Here is a list of the winners for the offices in our local union election [please note that we are waiting for some official paperwork from the company that handled our election, so these are unofficial results]:

• President: Lindajean Thompson

• Vice President: Tiffany Shaw

Green Book Negotiations Update #2

The Green Book Negotiating Committee met this week to draft proposals, which they will be presenting when negotiations start next week. To make sure everyone is in the loop, we have set up a Communication & Action Team. It's a network of volunteers from various departments who will serve as the transmission belt for information between the membership and the Negotiating Committee. Here is a list of the CAT.

Green Book Negotiations Update #1

Contract negotiations with Essentia Health for the Green Book unit will be starting next week. Your union has been gearing up and is planning on sending out regular updates as things start to unfold. For our first update, we want to share with you the list of who is on your Negotiating Committee. We'll also be sending this update out over our text alert network, so if you don't get a text about this later today, reach out to us so that we can make sure you're signed up to get those alerts!

District 11 Town Hall Meetings

The most important work we do as a union involves bargaining and enforcing good contracts to secure fair wages, dependable benefits, and safe working conditions. However, whether we like it or not, workplace health and safety, wage and overtime regulations, retirement security, even our right to organize and bargain collectively, are all tied to local, state, and federal laws and the people making them.

Essentia Green Book Negotiations Survey

If you work at Essentia Health and are covered by the Green Book contract, we're asking you to fill out this survey. Our Negotiating Committee will use it for drafting the proposals that they will be presenting to the company during contract negotiations. We're asking folks to fill this out by the end the week. Please forward the link to any of your co-workers who haven't had a chance to fill it out yet. Thank you! https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/B7232PG

St. Luke's Hospital Negotiations Survey

Contract negotiations with St. Luke's will be starting on April 15. We're asking folks to fill out a survey to help the union Negotiating Committee draft proposals. Please fill it out by March 22. Here is a link to the survey form: https://forms.gle/2Dyjy8zjYHmAHMvg6