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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.

Green Book TA Information Meeting

Just a reminder that the union is going to be holding a Q & A session on the Green Book Tentative Agreement on Oct. 24. It will be an in person meeting this Thursday at 5:20pm in the basement of the Duluth Labor Temple. If you know anyone who still has questions about the TA, and wasn't able to attend the Oct. 9 online meeting, this is a great chance for them to get more info. We'll be meeting in Hall A. The easiest way to get there is to enter through the door of the building that faces Lake Superior. If you drive there, you can park on any side of the building.

Green Book Tentative Agreement

The Negotiating Committee has reached a tentative agreement with Essentia. Copies of the TA have been mailed out to everyone in the Green Book, along with info about how to vote. You can also view an online copy of the TA at this link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UI4MvSFEmbkeKkJck3Nvaon_6GsAKyCY/view?usp=sharing

Vacancy on Our Executive Board

One of our elected Trustees has stepped down. The procedure for when that happens is anyone who wants to apply to fill out the remainder of their term (which would be for 2 and a half years) can apply, and the local union's Executive Board selects one of the candidates. If you're interested in being one of our Trustees, fill out the application linked here, and get it to our office by 5pm on Monday, Sept. 16 (you can email it to [email protected] or drop it off at Room 206 of the Duluth Labor Temple). FYI, trustees get together at least quarterly to audit our books and they also get to attend and vote at our monthly Executive Board meetings. It comes with a monthly stipend of $75.

Local 9460 Collecting Art Supplies for Amberwing Patients

Local 9460 of the Steelworkers has members that are deployed in many different positions throughout our community. One of those locations is Amberwing Center for Youth and Family Wellbeing.