Essentia Health, Solvay staff reach contract deal
11/03/25 at 03:00 AM
Essentia Health, Solvay staff reach contract deal
Northern News Now, Duluth, MN; by Northern News Now staff; 10/30/25
Another agreement has been reached between Essentia and the Minnesota Nurses Association. On Wednesday [10/29], healthcare workers at the Solvay Hospice House finalized their first contract. As we reported, hundreds of MNA union members walked off the job in July. During the strike, care at the Solvay Hospice House was stopped. Solvay leaders made the decision to pause care saying the facility relies on Essentia Health’s nursing staff. Care started again at the end of July. On Wednesday [10/29], Essentia announced that a tentative three-year agreement has been reached with the Solvay team.