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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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April 16 Red Book Negotiations Update

The union Negotiating Committee met with Essentia Health today.  We were able to wrap up the initial, non-economics portion  of negotiations (stuff relating to contract language clean-up and clarification), and we presented our economic proposals.  The company didn’t respond to our

April 16 Red Book Negotiations Update

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Worker's Memorial Day Vigil

Join us for a one hour Worker's Memorial Day Vigil where we'll be honoring the hardships and sacrifices that healthcare workers have had to endure during this pandemic. Gather in front of the Gloria Dei Church to get signs and other supplies.

Worker's Memorial Day Vigil

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Ecumen Lakeshore Contract Ratified!

The tentative agreement that had been reached between Ecumen and the Union Negotiating Committee has been approved unanimously. Thank you to the Negotiating Committee for their hard work, and for everyone who voted.  Congrats to the Ecumen workers on your new contract!

Ecumen Lakeshore Contract Ratified!

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Red Book Update #2

The union's negotiations with Essentia Health over our Red Book contract are set to resume this month.  Below is a PDF of flyer that is currently being distributed by our Workers Information Network updating Red Book members on future negotiations dates!

Red Book Update #2

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Green Book Contract Survey

Green Book: Contract Negotiations for the Green Book will be starting this Spring. To get ready, our Workers Information Network has been distributing fliers on how to do our online contract survey. We're also sending out info on that via our text alerts network.

Green Book Contract Survey

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Duties of Union Officers

With the election of our union officers coming up this April (watch your mail for nominations and election notices), we thought it would be useful to list all of the elected union offices we have, and what their role and duties are.  The language below is taken from the United Steelworkers C

Duties of Union Officers