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the Northland's leading healthcare workers union

United Steelworkers Local 9460 represent healthcare workers at over a dozen workplaces, from the Chequamegon Bay to the Iron Range, from Pine City to Ely, and everywhere in between.  We came together and organized this union in 2000 so that healthcare workers in our region could have a voice.  Since our founding, we have successfully fought for and won higher wages, benefits and working conditions for thousands of workers.  And we're just getting started!

United Steelworkers Local 9460
billboard that says "Essentia Health: Putting Wealth Over Health Like Nowhere Else"

Informational Picket: Save Our Recreational Therapist Jobs!

In a move that we fear will jeopardize the high quality of care at Essentia Health, the company has announced that it intends to cut costs by eliminat...
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February Membership Meeting

Just a reminder that our union's February membership meeting will be this coming Tuesday (Feb. 17) at 5:30pm.  We'll be meeting in Room 202 of th...
patient being overwhelmed

Help Stop the Elimination of Recreational Therapist Jobs @ Essentia

Essentia Health has announced that they will be eliminating nearly all of their Recreational Therapist positions.   The reasons cited are “budget...
college student holding a scholarship

Local 9460 College Scholarships for 2026!

It's that time of year again!  The application period for the 2026 United Steelworkers Local 9460 college scholarships is now open.  Childre...

USW National News

  • USW Making Rail Operations Safer to Prevent Future Tragedies

    USW members launched an effort in 2024 to make in-plant and in-mill railroad operations safer and to prevent future tragedies with this small job classification. At least 89 Steelworkers have lost the... —

  • BC Miners Push to Improve Workplace Safety and Health

    More than 1,200 members of Local 7619 at the Highland Valley Copper (HVC) mine in British Columbia are working toward improved health and safety for all the miners in the province in the wake of a rep... —

  • USW Members Fight Attacks on Silica Rule

    USW miners achieved a major breakthrough two years ago when, after years of advocacy, the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) adopted a rule with real teeth to protect them from cancer-c... —

  • USW Activists on the Ballot in Texas

    Two Steelworkers in Texas are working hard to take the fight for workers’ rights to the next level by running for statewide office in the March 3 primary election.   Marcos Velez, a member of Loc... —

  • Co-op U Manual Available for Free Digital Download

    USW members at Co-op Cincy authored a Co-op U Manual, a practical guide to building and strengthening worker-owned cooperatives.   This free guide, which includes exercises, tools,... —