Essentia Health PARs: Essentia Health is looking to overhaul their entire registration process by replacing Patient Access Reps with electronic kiosks. They have begun this process at three of their facilities, but their plan is to roll out these changes at all of their sites this coming year. We have been frustrated with Essentia's failure to properly notify us, communicate details and hear our concerns. As a result, so far we have filed two class action grievances, a request for information and a board charge with the National Labor Relations Board. There have begun to be regular meetings with the company. We are working on an agreement on how the "priority placement" of registration workers displaced by these machines will go, and what options will be available to people. We will keep you posted. Know that we are in your corner, and if there are any new developments in your facility, by all means, let us know. Our goal is to make sure nobody is left without a job!