More Essentia Workers Strike, Hospital Nurses Ratify Contract

Duluth health care worker strike expands, Essentia temporarily closes ...

More Essentia workers strike, hospital nurses ratify contract

DULUTH — Twin Ports hospital nurses voted to ratify a new three-year contract with Essentia Health on Thursday as East Market advanced practice providers joined the picket line alongside workers in Duluth and Superior. The unit of approximately 1,500 hospital nurses avoided a strike by reaching a tentative contract agreement Friday, July 4. “This is a good outcome for our patients, our nurses and the broader Twin Ports community,” Essentia’s Chi…

Acute Care Nurses Approve Agreement with Essentia

DULUTH, Minn. — Acute Care nurses at Essentia have voted to ratify the agreements made last week. Nurses voted on the agreement Wednesday, July 9, 2025. The agreement includes provisions that will give nurses more scheduling predictability and flexibility. It also provides a nearly ten percent increase in pay spread over the next three years. RELATED: Minnesota Nurses Association Nurses at Essentia Health Begin to Strike RELATED: APP strike begi…

POLITICO Pro: RWJ nurses heading back to work in 2024 after deal to end strike

The nurses union, United Steel Workers 4-200, voted to ratify a new, three-year contract agreement Friday evening.