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Chequamegon Clinic Negotiations Update #2

Chequamegon Clinic Negotiations Update #2

USW had another economic bargaining with Aspirus St. Luke's for our next contract. Aspirus' proposals include:...
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Tentative Agreement Passed at Pine Medical Center

Our members at the Pine Medical Center in Sandstone voted on October 19 on whether or not to accept the Tentative Agreement that had been reached betw...
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Tentative Agreement Reached or Pine Medical Center

Our union and Essentia Health have reached a tentative agreement for the Pine Medical Center contract.  A ratification vote has been scheduled fo...

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Green Book Update - June 22

Thank you to everyone who wore stickers in support of the union negotiating committee! Today, Essentia responded to the union's economic proposals. They proposed a 1.75% raise for year, a .75% raise for year two and a .75% raise for year three.

Green Book Update - June 22

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Red Book Negotiations

We had another day of negotiations with Essentia Health today.  We continue to debate over a number of issues.  One example is call pay.  The union is pushing to get Essentia to at least be competitive with other local employers, like St.

Red Book Negotiations

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PMC Tentative Agreement Vote

Pine Medical Center Update: The union negotiating committee and Essentia have reached a tentative agreement on the PMC contract. A copy of the tenative agreement has been mailed out to all of our PMC members. We are going to be meeting to discuss and vote on it this Friday (June 11).

PMC Tentative Agreement Vote

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Green Book Negotiations Postponed

Green Book Update: The union and Essentia were slotted to hold a Green Book negotiations meeting tomorrow, but the company has cancelled it, claiming that they need more time to review the economic proposals that we presented to them at the end of the last session.

Green Book Negotiations Postponed