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Red Book and Aspirus Negotiations BBQ&A

United Steelworkers Local 9460 is holding a BBQ and Q&A event for members of the Red Book contract at Essentia Health and SLH Tech contract at Asp...

Red Book Negotiations Update #3

We want to update you on our progress from this past week in negotiations. We continue to push back against Essentia’s proposed cross-facility languag...

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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

03 Aug, 2021

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03 Aug, 2021

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LSCHC Professional Unit Ratification Vote

We have reached a tentative agreement with Lake Superior Community Health Center in our negotiations for the Professional Union contract. We'll be mailing out the tentative agreement to all of the members.

LSCHC Professional Unit Ratification Vote

02 Aug, 2021

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02 Aug, 2021

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Tentative Agreement Reached on Red Book

We have reached a tentative agreement with Essentia Health for the Red Book contract. We will be mailing out the agreement to everyone and setting up meetings where folks can come and ask questions, and to vote on ratifying the changes.

Tentative Agreement Reached on Red Book

29 Jul, 2021

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29 Jul, 2021

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Green Book Contract Ratified

It was a close vote, but the members of the USW Local 9460 Green Book ratified the proposed new contract. A big thank you to everyone who turned out to vote yesterday and today!

Green Book Contract Ratified