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Regional Contract Update

Negotiations for the Year 3 wage re-opener for our Essentia Health Regional contracts (Ashland, Hayward, Spooner, Hibbing and Ely) have wrapped up.

Regional Contract Update

Green Book Negotiations Update #4

Green Book Update: Negotiations resumed for the Green Book today. Unfortunately, the company continues to push for removing portions of our detailed benefit language and replacing it with non-contract policies. This isn't something we are interested in accepting.

Green Book Negotiations Update #4

Protect the Caregivers

The patient intended to commit suicide and knew the worker making his bed at Essentia Health-St. Mary’s Medical Center in Duluth, Minn., stood in the way.

So he crept up behind the caregiver, grabbed the cord to the call bell and began choking her with it.

Protect the Caregivers

Red Book Negotiations Update #5

After another long day of negotiations with Essentia, there are still multiple proposals "on the table". One of which is wages.

Red Book Negotiations Update #5

Green Book Negotiations Update #3

The union had negotiations today with Essentia Health over the Green Book contract. Not much movement was to be had initially. However at the end we finally had some good dialogue on parking, the COVID shot and seniority.

Green Book Negotiations Update #3

Green Book Update #2

1. MEET YOUR NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE:

-Brenda Simon: Green Book Unit Chair, Patient Scheduler

-Lindajean Thompson: Blue Book/former SMUMS Unit Chair, HUC

-Marnie Schaffer: Patient Account Representative

-Julie Remington: Clinical Assistant

Green Book Update #2