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LSCHC Meet & Greet

Our union will be holding a meet and greet for our members at the Lake Superior Community Health Center...

October Membership Mtg Cancelled

We want to remind everyone that our October Executive Board and our membership meetings are cancelled. They would have been at 4pm and 5:30pm on Oct...

Next Gen Conference on Dec. 3 & 4

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

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21 Jul, 2025

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New Additions to Our Executive Board

Congrats to Samantha Adolfs and Tiffany Shaw on being appointed to our local union's Executive Board! Samantha is an MLT at Essentia Health and was appointed to be one of our three Trustees. Tiffany is Respiratory Therapist at Aspirus St.

New Additions to Our Executive Board

21 Jul, 2025

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Contracts Ratified for Essentia Health Regional Clinics

The tentative agreements between USW 9460 and Essentia were ratified last week. Congrats and thank you to everyone at Ely, Hibbing, Spooner, Hayward and Ashland who voted!

Contracts Ratified for Essentia Health Regional Clinics

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