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The new contract comes some five months after the two sides began negotiations. The two sides butted heads on contract length, pay, wage scales, staffing programs and more.
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Plus, Minnesota House Republicans carried on with Capitol business Wednesday amid a state Supreme Court challenge over quorum, state transportation crews will begin right-of-way clearing on Highway 200 near the Itasca State Park on Jan. 22, and MnDOT seeks public feedback on its completed Highway 169 project near Aitkin.
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The union also announced an informational picket is scheduled outside of Essentia Health-St. Mary's hospital in Duluth on Jan. 15, 2025.
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To fill some empty positions, the industry has recruited nurses from other countries to live and work in Minnesota on employment-based visas.
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Service Employees International Union members have been on strike for a month and say Essentia Health is at fault for the lack of resolution.
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Companies blast decision as "unlawful" and vote to “take all appropriate action to protect our legal rights."
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The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry stated in a news release that Sioux Falls-based Sanford Health violated protections for pregnant workers.
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Essentia Health and SEIU members blame each other for the lack of negotiation. The two sides remain distant on wages and disagree on the nature of the others' proposals.
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The two sides have been bargaining since August and remain distant on multiple issues. If no agreement is reached before Dec. 9, 2024, the union will strike for a second time.
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SEIU members at Essentia Health-Deer River returned after a five-day strike, but negotiations over wages and contract length remain unresolved.