In 1999 a group of health care workers in northern Minnesota and Wisconsin got together and decided that they wanted to form a union. What followed was a dramatic orgnizing drive that resulted in several elections where workers at St. Mary's, Millwer Dwan, the Duluth Clinic, St. Lukes and elsewhere, voted to join the United Steelworkers. United Steelworkers Local 9460 received its official charter on September 15, 2000, and has continued to grow in the years since, succesfully organizing a number of new departments, worksites and employers. Below are several articles covering the early days of our organzing drives and workplace elections.
>> Steelworkes Kick Off Huge Duluth Organizing Drive ~ January 30, 2001
>> Duluth Hospital Workers Vote Today on Union ~ February 22, 2001
>> More Duluth Healthcare Workers to Take Unionization Votes ~ April 2, 2001
>> Duluth Hospital Employees Choose Steelworkers Union! ~ April 23, 2001