MEDIA ADVISORY
Contact: Amber Smigiel
(c) 651-202-0845
amber.smigiel@mnnurses.org
Lauren Bloomquist
(c) 651-376-9709
lauren.bloomquist@mnnurses.org
(Duluth) – July 23, 2024 – Today, July 23, 2024, Advanced Practice Providers (APPs) at Essentia’s East Market will hold a press conference to announce the results of their election vote to be represented by the Minnesota Nurses Association. The APPs filed for an election with the National Labor Relations Board on November 27. The election was delayed for months as Essentia challenged the composition of the proposed bargaining unit through the legal process laid out by the NLRB. Supporters of forming a union were ultimately successful, and the healthcare workers held their election in July.
The Essentia East Market extends in Minnesota from Brainerd north to International Falls and Duluth and east to Ashland and Hayworth in Wisconsin. Nurse practitioners, physician associates, nurse midwives, and clinical nurse specialists have been organizing for months. The group recognized that they needed to unionize so they would have a stronger voice to address issues in their workplace, including better compensation, work/life balance, and patient loads. As members of the Minnesota Nurses Association, the Essentia Advanced Practice Providers know they will have more say in their practice, working conditions, and the safety of their patients.
PRESS CONFERENCE DETAILS
When: Tuesday, July 23, 6:30 p.m.
Where: Hall A at the Duluth Labor Temple, 2002 London Rd, Duluth, MN
Who: Essentia East Market Advanced Practice Providers
What: Press conference to announce results of the election vote to be represented by the Minnesota Nurses Association
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