On Friday, January 5 the union is going to be holding a vote on Essentia's contract offer. The vote will take place at the new Duluth hospital. We'll be in the conference room next to the chapel on the 6th floor from 6:30am to 7pm. Or you can vote at those same times in the Community Room of the Superior Hospital.

The union negotiating committee and Essentia have arrived at a tentative agreement for the Pine Medical Center contract.  A copy of it has been mailed out to everyone at PMC. On January 3 we will be in the Pine Medical Center conference room from 7-8:30am, 12-1pm and 2:45-3:45pm.  Come by to ask any questions and get a ballot to vote on whether to accept or reject the agreement.  You must be physically present to vote.

A delegation of tech workers from United Steelworkers Local 9460 delivered a petition to Essentia Health this afternoon. The petition, which was signed by over 1000 workers and community members, calls on Essentia to honor the sacrifice of its workers with a fair contract and safe staffing levels. Despite having an appointment, Essentia security intervened, and the workers were prevented from reading their prepared statement. Afterwards Local 9460 held a press conference sharing with the media what had happened.