Nurses in Duluth have avoided a strike after they reached a deal with employers. Essentia Twin Ports acute care hospital nurses reached a tentative agreement on July 4, and will vote to ratify the agreement in the upcoming weeks. Nurses in the Twin Cities also reached a tentative deal with their employers on July 3.

A nurses labor union reached a tentative agreement Thursday for their 2025 contract with hospital employers in the Twin Cities and avoided a strike after nearly four months of negotiations, according to union officials.

On the brink of a strike, nurses at one Duluth hospital reach tentative agreement originally appeared on Bring Me The News. For the third time this week, the Minnesota Nurses Association (MNA) has announced a tentative agreement between nurses and one of the many hospitals with which they have been negotiating.