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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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Letting Rural Health Care Bleed Out

When Marketa Anderson’s daughter sustained injuries in a car crash, an ambulance rushed her to the emergency department at Fairview Range Medical Cent...

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Green Book Negotiations Update #6

We're getting down to the final stretch of negotiations, and Essentia is low balling us on wages. The Negotiating Committee is asking everyone to wear a union sticker and display a union sign in their car this coming Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday!

Green Book Negotiations Update #6

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Local Union Election Update

We held our election for union offices back on April 18 using mail in ballots. However, a significant number of ballots arrived after the count. This was the result of the unpredictable delivery schedule of today's postal service.

Local Union Election Update