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Essentia Miller Dwan Negotiations

Your Union Contract is a legal document that contains provisions related to workers' rights and benefits. Your contract is the result of bargaining between the Union and the Employer beginning with the Union's initial proposal and followed by negotiations on items that affect your job. UFCW Local 1189 is committed to keeping you involved and informed.  Regular updates will be available online and by email. (If you would like to receive email updates please contact the office to ensure we have your current email address). When a tentative agreement is reached (or when we receive the Employer's final offer) the Union will schedule a time for you to vote on the proposed changes to your contract. After a majority of voting employees approve their contract language it then goes into effect. If you have questions on the process, please contact your Union Representative.

Employers
Essentia Health

Employer

Essentia Health

Updates

Congratulations to UFCW 1189 members who ratified their tentative agreement with Miller Dwan Medical Center on July 16, 2024.
A contract ratification meeting and vote has been scheduled for UFCW 1189 members at Essentia Miller Dwan.  Members must be present to vote -- no absentee ballots.
The Union and Employer met again for negotiations on May 21 and May 22.  We are working on economic proposals and making progress.  We have tentatively agreed on back pay to the contract expiration date, but we still are not in…
Negotiations were canceled at the end of March due to the weather.  We are scheduled for additional dates on May 21-22, 2024.  Thank you for your support!
Due to the winter storm we are having, negotiations for this week have been canceled and we are in the process of rescheduling.  We will update this page once we have those dates. 
Your UFCW Negotiation Committee met with Essentia Health March 6th, 7th and 8th.  It was long days but we were able to complete our non-economic portion of negotiations and secure language that offers better protections in your day to…