Negotiations between the Minnesota Nurses Association and the city鈥檚 health care systems are ongoing. Contracts with Essentia and Aspirus St. Luke鈥檚 are set to expire June 30.
Union members lashed out at the governor during a recent virtual town, with some questioning if they should stand by him if he runs for another term in 2026.
Mixed reactions follow Walz's announcement of a change to state employees' telework policy, requiring 50% of work days to be in person, effective June 1.
An SEIU spokesperson explained that since drivers are technically independent contractors and not employees, this right isn鈥檛 already afforded under state and federal law.
Nurses with the Minnesota Nurses Association at Sanford Bemidji Medical Center have reached a tentative agreement with Sanford Health on a new three-year contract.
The charges filed with the National Labor Relations Board were dropped after the Minnesota Nurses Association agreed to its new contracts with hospitals.
Glacier Northwest had sued Teamsters Local Union No. 174, representing the company's truck drivers, in state court accusing the union of intentional property destruction during the strike.
Members of the Minnesota Nurses Association have agreed to the contract agreements reached with Twin Ports and Twin Cities hospitals last week. The contracts will last for three years.
The strike will begin Dec. 11, unless tentative contract agreements are made with hospitals before then. Nurses at Essentia and Twin Cities hospitals would strike for three weeks, until Dec. 31.
The 15,000 union nurses at 15 hospitals in Minnesota and Wisconsin will vote Nov. 30. The vote could give MNA leaders the power to authorize another strike, following a three-day strike held in September, as they bargain for contracts.
United Steelworkers held a demonstration outside the Minnesota mine, where company and state officials touted the planned $150 million DR-grade pellet plant.
