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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
march membership meeting

March Membership Meeting

Just a reminder that our union's March membership meeting will be this coming Tuesday (March 17) at 5:30pm.  We'll be meeting in Room 202 of the...
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...
photo of workers meeting via computer

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...

USW National News

  • Building Power in the U.S. Senate

    Our longtime friend and advocate for USW jobs, Roy Cooper, recently secured his party’s nomination in the competitive election for United States Senate in North Carolina.  This closely-watched el... —

  • USW Members Have Strong Showing in Texas Primary Election

    USW Local 227 member and Assistant to USW District 13 Director Marcos Velez is now in a runoff election in his campaign for Lieutenant Governor of Texas after a strong showing in the March 3 primary... —

  • Rapid Response Program Delivers Wins for Workers

    Members Prepare for 2026 Rapid Response Conference, Lobby Day in Washington, D.C. Five years ago, as the world was slowly beginning to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States was in dire... —

  • New Contract at Domtar

    Members Vote Overwhelmingly to Ratify Four-Year Agreement USW members voted overwhelmingly this winter to ratify a new four-year master agreement that provides significant annual wage increases and ad... —

  • Building a Stronger Union Around Safety

    USW Activists Work Hard to Identify and Eliminate On-The-Job Hazards In July 2025, Kerry Halter, president of Local 752L at the Cooper-Goodyear plant in Texarkana, Ark., invited a USW team to particip... —