MEDIA ADVISORY
Contact: Shannon Cunningham
(c) 651-269-1418
Shannon.Cunningham@mnnurses.org
Contact: Erin Moriarty
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Erin.Moriarty@mnnurses.org
WHEN:
Tuesday, June 24, 2025
Duluth – 8:00 a.m.
… Read more about: Nurses to hold press conference with ULP strike vote authorization results »
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Shannon Cunningham
651-269-1418
Shannon.Cunningham@mnnurses.org
Duluth, MN – June 19, 2025 – Advanced Practice Providers (APPs) at Essentia Health are being forced to take unprecedented action.
… Read more about: Advanced Practice Providers at Essentia Health Move Toward ULP Strike Vote After Hospital Refuses to Bargain »
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Contact: Shannon Cunningham
651-269-1418
Shannon.Cunningham@mnnurses.org
(Duluth, MN) – June 18, 2025 – In the final scheduled bargaining session before their contract expires, nurses at Aspirus St.
… Read more about: Aspirus Walks Away from Solutions, Pushes Concessions Instead of Care »
MNA President Chris Rubesch, RN, released a statement this morning on behalf of the entirety of the Minnesota Nurses Association:
We are shocked and outraged by the targeted shootings that killed Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband and injured Senator John Hoffman and his wife.
… Read more about: MNA Statement on Recent Attacks on Minnesota State Legislators »
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Contact: Shannon Cunningham
651-269-1418
Shannon.Cunningham@mnnurses.org
(Duluth, MN) – June 12, 2025 – Today, Minnesota nurses requested for a mediator to step in and help resolve contract negotiations with Essentia Health, following months of stonewalling and ongoing unfair labor practices that threaten patient safety.
… Read more about: MNA nurses request mediator as Essentia escalates anti-union tactics »
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Shannon Cunningham
(c) 651-269-1418
Shannon.Cunningham@mnnurses.org
(St. Paul) – June 11, 2025 – Nurses with the Minnesota Nurses Association announced Wednesday that they will hold an Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) strike vote on Monday, June 23, 2025, as 15,000 nurses in the Twin Cities and Twin Ports fight for fair contracts to prioritize safe patient care.
… Read more about: 15,000 nurses set to vote on ULP strike demanding hospitals bargain in good faith over safe staffing »
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Contact: Shannon Cunningham
(c) 651-269-1418
Shannon.Cunningham@mnnurses.org
(Duluth) – June 3, 2025 – As Essentia nurses with the Minnesota Nurses Association prepare for an informational picket tomorrow, they are also announcing the filing of an Unfair Labor Practice charge against Essentia for bad faith bargaining.
… Read more about: Nurses announce Unfair Labor Practice charge against Essentia on eve of info picket »
As part of our Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month celebration, we’re proud to spotlight the inspiring journey of Patrick Simon Soria and Nina Angelie Lio-Soria—two Filipino American nurses whose commitment to care, advocacy, and leadership exemplify the heart of the profession.
… Read more about: AANHPI Heritage Month Spotlight: Patrick & Nina’s Nursing Journey »
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Contact: Shannon Cunningham
(c) 651-269-1418
shannon.cunningham@mnnurses.org
(St.
… Read more about: Nurses plan to picket Duluth hospitals to demand action on staffing crisis »
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Contact: Shannon Cunningham
(c) 651-269-1418
shannon.cunningham@mnnurses.org
(St.
… Read more about: Nurses plan to picket Minnesota hospitals to demand action on staffing crises »
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Contact: Shannon Cunningham
(c) 651-269-1418
shannon.cunningham@mnnurses.org
(Duluth) – May 20, 2025 – Earlier today, frontline healthcare staff and community members in Duluth raised urgent concerns about declining patient care and unsafe staffing levels at Essentia Health — even as the not-for-profit system receives millions in tax exemptions meant to benefit the public.
… Read more about: Duluth nurses and providers sound the alarm as Essentia pockets tax breaks, cuts patient care »