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SLH workers holding Fair Contract Now signs

Aspirus SLH Update ~ Non-Economics Complete

Your negotiating committee has wrapped up non-economic bargaining with Aspirus St. Luke’s and is now heading into economic bargaining.  Movement...

Pine Medical Center Negotiations Update #1

This week your union negotiations committee for three days of contract talks with Essentia.  We are just at the early stages of negotiations, but...

Upcoming Conferences & the MN State Fair

There are a couple of upcoming opportunities for members of our union to represent us at important upcoming events.  If you are interested in att...

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23 Dec, 2019

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23 Dec, 2019

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Support the Deer River Clinic Workers!

The workers at the Essentia Health Clinic in Deer River have reached an impasse in their negotiations with Essentia. They have announced they will be holding a two day strike on Jan. 2 and 3.

Support the Deer River Clinic Workers!

22 Nov, 2019

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22 Nov, 2019

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Workplace Violence Bill Passes U.S. House

After a months-long campaign bolstered by United Steelworkers (USW) activists, the Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act (H.R. 1309) reached the floor of the U.S. House today and passed 251-158.

Workplace Violence Bill Passes U.S. House

16 Aug, 2019

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16 Aug, 2019

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Local 9460 Stands in Solidarity With the MNA

The Minnesota Nurses Association is currently engaged in contract negotiations with both Essentia Health and St. Luke’s. Their negotiations have been tough, so they decided to hold an informational picket on August 20 to both put pressure on Esssentia and St.

Local 9460 Stands in Solidarity With the MNA

07 Aug, 2019

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07 Aug, 2019

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Looking to Fill Vacancies: Trustee and Unit Presidents

Officers in our union are elected every three years. But from time to time, elected officials leave their office early, be it because of retirement, taking a job somewhere else or any of the myraid of things that sometimes come up in our lives. When that happens, the union's Executive

Looking to Fill Vacancies: Trustee and Unit Presidents

20 Jun, 2019

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20 Jun, 2019

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Steelworker Pension Meetings

In March our union had planned to tour a representative of the Steelworkers Pension Trust around the region, but as some-times happens in the Northland, inclement weather caused the tour to be cancelled.

Steelworker Pension Meetings

22 Apr, 2019

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22 Apr, 2019

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Scholarship Winners

Congratulations to our three scholarship winners - Matthew Rukavina, Morgan Karasek and Rhianna Lees! Matthew won our tech school scholarshhip, and Morgan and Rhianna won our two 4 year college scholarships. All winners will be getting a packet in the mail with all the information the

Scholarship Winners