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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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19 Aug, 2021

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19 Aug, 2021

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EH & SLH Vaccine Mandate Update

Essentia Health was unable to get the answers to our informational request on their COVID-19 vaccine mandate by Aug. 16. They are saying they will have it by Aug. 23. St. Luke's has yet to send us a written response to our informational request.

EH & SLH Vaccine Mandate Update

19 Aug, 2021

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19 Aug, 2021

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LSCHC Professional Unit Ratifies Contract

The Professional Unit of Lake Superior Community Health Center voted unanimously to accept their new contract. Thanks to everyone who came out to vote! Contract negotiations for the Support Staff Unit of LSCHC will be starting up next.

LSCHC Professional Unit Ratifies Contract

16 Aug, 2021

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16 Aug, 2021

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Red Book Tentative Agreement Summary & Vote

Attached is a PDF summary of the Red Book Tentative Agreement that the union and the company arrived at, including the proposed new wage grids. We are also mailing these out to everyone, but feel free to download it here so as to be able to review it earlier. We'll have complete word

Red Book Tentative Agreement Summary & Vote

13 Aug, 2021

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13 Aug, 2021

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Red Book Ratification Vote

We are going to be holding the Red Book ratification vote on August 23 and 24. We had been hoping to hold the vote sooner, but we discovered some errors/unintended oversights in the tentative agreement that had to get resolved.

Red Book Ratification Vote

10 Aug, 2021

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10 Aug, 2021

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Essentia & St. Luke's Vaccine Mandate Update

Our union has sent in formal demands to bargain, as well as information requests, regarding the Covid-19 vaccine mandates that Essentia Health and St. Luke’s both announced on August. Both employers have a deadline of August 16 to respond.

Essentia & St. Luke's Vaccine Mandate Update

04 Aug, 2021

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04 Aug, 2021

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Essentia & St. Luke's are Mandating the COVID-19 Vaccine

Essentia Health notified us on August 4 that they were going to mandate the COVID-19 vaccine to all of its workers. Wed found out later that same day that St. Luke's sent out an announcement to their workers that they too were going to be mandating the vaccine.

Essentia & St. Luke's are Mandating the COVID-19 Vaccine