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BREAKING: Aspirus St. Luke’s hospital nurses pull ULP strike notice with pending deal; Essentia nurses and APPs prepare for action

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Contact: Shannon Cunningham
651-269-1418
Shannon.Cunningham@mnnurses.org

(Duluth, MN) – July 3, 2025 – Today, after months of contentious bargaining with hospital executives, nurses with the Minnesota Nurses Association (MNA) at Aspirus St.
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July 3, 2025

BREAKING: Twin Cities nurses avert strike, reach deal; Duluth prepares for action 

(St. Paul, MN) – July 3, 2025 – After nearly four months of contentious bargaining with hospital executives while continuing to provide high-quality care and escalating pressure at the bedsides, nurses with the Minnesota Nurses Association (MNA) in the Twin Cities Metro region have reached a tentative agreement with their hospital employers, have resolved the Unfair Labor Practices (ULP) as part of the settlement, and successfully avoided a ULP strike.
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July 3, 2025

Essentia Health is putting Duluth Hospice Patients in Jeopardy, Healthcare Workers Speak Out

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Contact: Shannon Cunningham
651-269-1418
Shannon.Cunningham@mnnurses.org

(Duluth, MN) — July 1, 2025 — In a move hospice nurses are calling “cruel and unnecessary,” Essentia Health has informed staff that it will suspend patient care at Solvay Hospice House beginning July 8, the same day an open-ended unfair labor practice (ULP) strike is set to begin across Duluth hospitals.
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July 1, 2025

400 Advanced Practice Providers at Essentia Health announce first-ever APP ULP strike

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Contact: Shannon Cunningham
651-269-1418
Shannon.Cunningham@mnnurses.org

(Duluth, MN) – June 30, 2025 – For the first time in MNA history, Advanced Practice Providers (APPs) have announced an Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) strike.
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June 30, 2025

BREAKING: Nurses announce ULP strike to demand fair bargaining so nurses can protect patient care and stand for safe staffing

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Contact: Shannon Cunningham
651-269-1418
Shannon.Cunningham@mnnurses.org

(St. Paul) – June 27, 2025 –Nurses and other healthcare workers at multiple Duluth and Superior healthcare facilities will be the first to begin a ULP Strike to demand their hospitals engage in Fair Negotiations, stop committing unfair labor practices, and to work with nurses to advocate for patients.
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June 27, 2025

Unsafe staffing is hurting patients: New state report confirms what nurses have warned for years

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Contact: Shannon Cunningham
651-269-1418
Shannon.Cunningham@mnnurses.org

June 25, 2025

Essentia nurses provide bargaining update as negotiations continue

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Contact: Shannon Cunningham
651-269-1418
Shannon.Cunningham@mnnurses.org

(Duluth, Minn) – June 25, 2025 – Essentia nurses with the Minnesota Nurses Association met with Essentia today for the final scheduled negotiation date prior to contract expiration on June 30, 2025.
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June 25, 2025