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Tentative Agreements Reached for Essentia Regional Clinics

Tentative Agreements have been reached in our contract negotiations with Essentia Health's Regional Clinics. Copies of the TA are being distributed to...
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Steelworkers Stand With the MNA!

You may have heard that the nurses strike is off at Essentia and Aspirus. Yes and no. The Aspirus strike has been called off because a tentative agree...
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Informational Picket Held at Chisholm Health Center

This past Friday the nurses at the Chisholm Health Center held an informational picket. The facility is owned by St. Francis and the nurses are repres...

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Sticker Action at Regional Clinics

Bargaining for the Essentia Health Regional Clinics (Ashland, Hayward, Spooner, Hibbing and Ely) resumes Tuesday. Quality workers deserve quality pay! Wear your union sticker tomorrow to show your support for a fair contract. Click the link to learn how to respond to patients.

Sticker Action at Regional Clinics

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Regional Clinic CAT Team

The union is building a communication and action team (CAT) for the Essentia Health Regional Clinics (Ashland, Hayward, Spooner, Hibbing and Ely) to keep you informed during bargaining. Click the link to meet the CAT member in your area.

Regional Clinic CAT Team

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Red Book Meeting

RED BOOK UPDATE: The union is going to be holding an informational meeting for members represented by the Red Book contract. At the meeting we'll be discussing how the wage re-opener with Essentia is going.

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Red Book Wage Re-Opener Update

We had our second session of negotiations with Essentia Health over our year 3 wage re-opener this past Friday. We've had movement back and forth on our initial proposals, such as on call back pay, and we're waiting for the company's response on our wage proposal.

Red Book Wage Re-Opener Update