Strikes still are possible at several Duluth-area clinics as contract negotiations continue there.
Nurses at Superior Clinic, Solvay Hospice House and Miller Hill Surgery Center, and ambulatory nurses at three Essentia Clinics are set to strike July 8 if an agreement is not reached. Those negotiations are for first union contracts. Nurse practitioners at Essentia’s East Market Advanced Practice Providers are set to strike on July 10.
In the news release, Essentia Health said first contracts in health care “typically take about 18 months to finalize.” Essentia and the union have been bargaining for less than a year.
Essentia said it is “working to ensure minimal disruption to patient care across the communities that would be impacted if there is a work stoppage,” since strike notices have not been withdrawn.