Striking Deer River Essentia healthcare workers brave winter weather on the picket lines, December 26, 2024 [Photo: Service Employees International Union] Friday marks the 27th day of an open-ended ...

On Friday, Grand Rapids area schools announced they’d continue the use of the Thunderhawks name and mascot. Deer River schools were also included in those talks, and will keep their “Warriors” name.

The Service Employees International Union have been down at the picket lines in Deer River, Minnesota. 70 Essentia Health workers are continuing their second strike in the past two months. the range ...

As many as 70 clinical and support workers at Essentia Health’s hospital and nursing home in Deer River are set to go on strike indefinitely if their pay and staffing demands aren’t met, according to ...