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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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25 Jul, 2025

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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 local officers. This is to elect the folks that run out International union out of the Pittsburgh office.

Nominations for International Union Officers

21 Jul, 2025

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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 appointed to be one of our three Trustees. Tiffany is Respiratory Therapist at Aspirus St.

New Additions to Our Executive Board

21 Jul, 2025

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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 and Ashland who voted!

Contracts Ratified for Essentia Health Regional Clinics

14 Jul, 2025

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Tentative Agreements Reached for Essentia Regional Clinics

Tentative Agreements have been reached in our contract negotiations with Essentia Health's Regional Clinics. Copies of the TA are being distributed to everyone by the Unit Chairs. If you haven't gotten a copy yet, be sure to reach out to your Unit Chair.

Tentative Agreements Reached for Essentia Regional Clinics

07 Jul, 2025

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Steelworkers Stand With the MNA!

You may have heard that the nurses strike is off at Essentia and Aspirus. Yes and no. The Aspirus strike has been called off because a tentative agreement was reached there. A tentative agreement was also reached at Essentia for the hospital RNs.

Steelworkers Stand With the MNA!

30 Jun, 2025

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Informational Picket Held at Chisholm Health Center

This past Friday the nurses at the Chisholm Health Center held an informational picket. The facility is owned by St. Francis and the nurses are represented by United Steelworkers Local 9349. They have been in contract negotiations for nine months.

Informational Picket Held at Chisholm Health Center