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Duluth health-care workers urge council to press Essentia to negotiate as strikes continue
Summary
Multiple speakers, including clinic nurses and advanced practice providers, asked Duluth city councilors to urge Essentia Health to bargain in good faith after months of stalled talks and alleged unfair labor practices.
Several health-care workers addressed the Duluth City Council during public comment, asking elected officials to urge Essentia Health (referred to in testimony as Essentia/Ascension) to return to the bargaining table with certified unions.
Sandy Robbins, a registered nurse, described her years of experience caring for people with diabetes and said clinic nurses at Essentia voted to unionize in February 2024. Robbins said, after “nearly a year of failed negotiations,” staff decided to undertake an unfair labor practice…
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