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Upcoming Steward Training

Our local union is looking to hold a day long steward training on April 2. If you've ever been interested in checking out what it means to be a union steward, here is your chance! If you're interested send us an email at [email protected]. We will put off a time off request with your employer and cover your lost wages. The training takes place at the Duluth Labor Temple. If you go through the training, and decide this is for you, you get to be added to the official list of Local 9460 stewards!

Tentative Agreement Reached at Ecumen

ECUMEN: Local 9460 and Ecumen Lakeshore have reached a tentative agreement in our contract negotiations. The TA is for a 3 year contract containing a 13% raise (6% for year one, 4% for year two and 3% for year three). There is also an increase in preceptor pay from 50 cents an hour to $1/hr, and new language allowing workers to decline up to 3 mandates a year. We will be holding a vote on the Tentative Agreement on Thursday, Feb. 20. We'll be in the Gales room (which is next to the Chapel) from 6am to 3pm.

Mock Lobby Day training

The Rapid Response project of the United Steelworkers is holding a Mock Lobby Day class. This is a training for how to lobby elected officials on behalf of the union. The class will be on March 26 down in St. Paul, MN. At our last membership meeting we voted to send up to nine members to this class.

Deer River Workers Win Strike Against Essentia!

After a 49 day strike, the Essentia Health Deer River workers represented by the Service Employees International Union have won their strike.  We offer our congratulations to our union siblings for their well deserved and hard fought victory.  We were proud to stand in solidarity with them.

Duluth rally in support of Essentia Deer River strike

This coming Wednesday there is going to be a solidarity rally in Duluth in support of the striking workers at Essentia Health Deer River. The Deer River workers, who are part of the SEIU union, have been on strike for over a month.  These courageous workers have been out there on the picket line every day - no matter how cold - even on Christmas and New Years. They are fighting to get their wages brought up to the same level as Essentia workers at other facilities, and they're refusing Essentia's proposals to be able to move workers between any facility.  

Local 9460 Supports the SEIU Strikers in Deer River

Today is Day 19 of the strike at Essentia Health Deer River. This is an open ended ULP strike by our union siblings in the SEIU union. At the heart of the strike is the fact that Deer River is the lowest paid Essentia facility. Shame on Essentia, and kudos to the workers for taking a stand!

Nominations for International Convention

The Steelworkers international convention will be held in Las Vegas from April 7-10. Our local union is entitled to send delegates and observers. This coming month in January we will be voting on how many folks to send and issuing a call for nominations for who will represent us at the convention. If this is something you would be interested, stay tuned in the coming weeks for more info!

Green Book Tentative Agreement Passed

The vote count for the Green Book Tentative Agreement with Essentia Health happened tonight at 5pm. It passed. Thank you to everyone who voted and to everyone who participated in our workplace and community actions during negotiations!

The retro pay for the recently ratified new contract will appear on folks November 22 paycheck.