Union representative asks Duluth council to back Essentia Health technicians seeking higher pay and protections
A leader for United Steelworkers technical health workers told the council the union asked for 7% raises (reduced to 4.5%) while Essentia has offered 2%; the speaker requested public recognition of bargaining struggles and urged the council to support staff safety and mediation.
The full story
At the July 20 meeting, Zach Twomenon, technical unit chair for United Steelworkers Local 94608, told the council he spoke on behalf of roughly 850 technical health workers at Essentia Health in the Northland and asked elected officials to recognize the bargaining position and workplace-safety concerns of those employees.
Sign up to keep reading.
Your free newsletter brings you what your city council, county, and school board discussed and decided.
Keep reading for free
Create a free account to finish this story and see the video, transcript and key details.
Continue with GoogleContinue with emailAlready have an account? Log in