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Next Gen Conference on Dec. 3 & 4

USW District 11 will be holding a Next Gen conference Dec. 3-4 in Kansas City...

Interested in Becoming a Union Steward

Interested in becoming a union steward? Our union is going to be holding two steward trainings in the month of October. They are one day long, from 9a...

Oct. 3 Women of Steel Meeting

There will be a Women of Steel District 11 Council meeting on Oct. 3 in Plymouth, MN. It's a day long meeting that will include a tour of the Loram Ma...

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14 Jul, 2025

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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 everyone by the Unit Chairs. If you haven't gotten a copy yet, be sure to reach out to your Unit Chair.

Tentative Agreements Reached for Essentia Regional Clinics

07 Jul, 2025

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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 agreement was reached there. A tentative agreement was also reached at Essentia for the hospital RNs.

Steelworkers Stand With the MNA!

30 Jun, 2025

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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 represented by United Steelworkers Local 9349. They have been in contract negotiations for nine months.

Informational Picket Held at Chisholm Health Center

30 Jun, 2025

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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 Center in Hibbing, Minn., for care.

Letting Rural Health Care Bleed Out

27 Jun, 2025

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Regional Clinics Negotiations Update #2

We met with Essentia this week for Regional Clinic contract negotiations. Despite having been very far apart on wages up until now, we did make some progress. We hope that movement continues! However we’re still not interested in Essentia’s proposal for “cross facility coll

Regional Clinics Negotiations Update #2

23 Jun, 2025

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Regional Clinics Negotiation Update

We are in the midst of contract negotiations between the union and Essentia Health regarding the Regional Clinics (Ashland, Hayward, Spooner, Hibbing and Ely). So far Essentia Health has been offering us only minimal wage increases.

Regional Clinics Negotiation Update