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Nominations for International Union Officers

This Fall the United Steelworkers are having elections for their International officers.  Note, that this is different than our elections for our...

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 ap...

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 a...

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14 Jul, 2023

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14 Jul, 2023

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Informational Rally at Essentia on July 21!

Our union is locked in tough contract negotiations with Essentia Health for our Red Book contract, as well as a Year 3 wage re-opener for our Green Book contract. We are currently so far apart in negotiations, that we have decided to hold an informational rally in front of the new Vision No

Informational Rally at Essentia on July 21!

05 Jul, 2023

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05 Jul, 2023

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Red Book "Meat & Greet" on July 10

RED BOOK: The Union Negotiating Committee for the Red Book contract is going to be holding a "Meat & Greet" on Monday, July 10 from 4-7:30pm. We'll be gathering in the basement and back yard area of the Duluth Labor Temple (2002 London Road).

Red Book "Meat & Greet" on July 10

29 Jun, 2023

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29 Jun, 2023

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June 29 St. Luke's Update

We are nearing the end of non-economic part of negotiations, and we submitted our initial economic proposals to St. Luke's. The employer had some questions about our proposals, but didn't give us any kind of a response yet. We'll be meeting again on July 17.

June 29 St. Luke's Update

29 Jun, 2023

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29 Jun, 2023

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Red Book Solidarity Action This Friday!

RED BOOK SOLIDARITY ACTION: We are asking all of our members to wear a red, union sticker at work tomorrow (Friday, June 30).

Red Book Solidarity Action This Friday!

27 Jun, 2023

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27 Jun, 2023

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June 27 Green Book Wage Re-Opener Update

There was another negotiation session today between our union and Essentia Health over the Year 3 raise for the Green Book contract. We were able to get the employer off there insulting proposal for only a 1% raise, at least a little bit.

June 27 Green Book Wage Re-Opener Update

26 Jun, 2023

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26 Jun, 2023

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June 26 Green Book Wage Re-Opener Update

We met with Essentia Health for the second time to discuss the Year 3 wage re-opener for the Green Book contract. The employer is claiming that they are stretched financially due to inflation, low reimbursements and high costs.

June 26 Green Book Wage Re-Opener Update