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Healthcare union elections in Minnesota

38 union petitions since Jan 2023 at 8 healthcare employers hiring in Minnesota, by the National Labor Relations Board's record: unions won 18 elections and 3 petitions are pending. Workers at public hospitals organize under Minnesota law instead, outside this record.

38
Union petitions
since Jan 2023
18
Won by a union

Union petitions in Minnesota

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Union petitions at healthcare employers hiring in Minnesota
FiledEmployerWorkersUnionOutcome
28 Sep 2026Allina HealthSt. Paul, MNNot describedInternational Association of EMTs and Paramedics (IAEP) Local R7-167Petition withdrawn
31 Jul 2026Fairview Health ServicesEdina, MNregistered nurses40 eligibleMinnesota Nurses AssociationVoted 9 Sep 2026, not yet certified, 18 to 18
17 Jun 2026Sanford HealthThief River Falls, MNbehavioral health technicians6 eligibleUnited Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union, AFL-CIO, CLCNo union, 0 to 6
20 Jan 2026Essentia HealthDuluth, MNNot describedInternational Union, Security, Police and Fire Professionals of America (SPFPA)Pending
15 Aug 2025Allina HealthPlymouth, MNNot describedMinnesota Nurses AssociationPetition withdrawn
4 Apr 2025The Villas at Bryn MawrMinneapolis, MNincluding5 eligibleSEIU Healthcare Minnesota and IowaThe union won, 4 to 0
14 Mar 2025Fairview Health ServicesEdina, MNregistered nurses3 eligibleMinnesota Nurses AssociationNo union, 0 to 3
13 Mar 2025Essentia HealthDetroit Lakes, MNparamedics, lead paramedics, community paramedics, and EMTs24 eligibleAFSCME Council 65The union won, 17 to 3
6 Feb 2025Allina HealthMinneapolis, MNNot described64 eligibleSEIU Healthcare Minnesota and IowaThe union won, 40 to 18
13 Dec 2024Hazelden Betty Ford FoundationCenter City, MNlicensed practical nurses11 eligibleMinnesota Nurses AssociationThe union won, 9 to 2
4 Dec 2024Hazelden Betty Ford FoundationCenter City, MNregistered nurses46 eligibleMinnesota Nurses AssociationThe union won, 29 to 11
20 Nov 2024Allina HealthSt. Paul, MNperianesthesia registered nurses16 eligibleMinnesota Nurses AssociationNo union, 3 to 10
19 Sep 2024Essentia HealthBrainerd, MNNot describedNot namedPetition withdrawn
12 Aug 2024Allina HealthNew Ulm, MNcertified registered nurse anesthetists6 eligibleMinnesota Nurses AssociationNo union, 5 to 1
7 Jun 2024Essentia HealthDuluth, MNregistered nurses16 eligibleMinnesota Nurses AssociationNo union, 1 to 11
7 Jun 2024Essentia HealthDuluth, MNregistered nurses81 eligibleMinnesota Nurses AssociationThe union won, 47 to 19
1 May 2024Fairview Health ServicesSt. Paul, MNprofessional employees26 eligibleSEIU Healthcare Minnesota & IowaThe union won, 22 to 1
26 Apr 2024Essentia HealthDuluth, MNregistered nurses19 eligibleMinnesota Nurses AssociationThe union won, 14 to 1
26 Apr 2024Essentia HealthDuluth, MNNot described39 eligibleMinnesota Nurses AssociationThe union won, 29 to 2
31 Jan 2024Essentia HealthDuluth, MNregistered nurses10 eligibleMinnesota Nurses AssociationThe union won, 9 to 0
24 Jan 2024Allina HealthMinneapolis, MNoncology infusion registered nurses21 eligibleMinnesota Nurses AssociationThe union won, 17 to 2
22 Jan 2024Children's MinnesotaMinneapolis, MNemergency department emergency medical technicians23 eligibleSEIU Healthcare Minnesota and IowaNo union, 0 to 20
16 Jan 2024Fairview Health ServicesMinneapolis, MNhealth unit coordinators42 eligibleSEIU Healthcare Minnesota and IowaNo union, 7 to 23
5 Dec 2023Essentia HealthDuluth, MNregistered nurses92 eligibleMinnesota Nurses AssociationThe union won, 48 to 23
27 Nov 2023Essentia HealthDuluth, MNnurse practitioners, physician assistants, certified nurse midwives and clinical nurse...416 eligibleMinnesota Nurses AssociationVoted 23 Jul 2024, not yet certified, 245 to 128
20 Nov 2023Fairview Health ServicesMinneapolis, MNchaplains and associate chaplains3 eligibleSEIU Healthcare Minnesota & IowaNo union, 0 to 3
26 Oct 2023Estates at FridleyFridley, MNLPNs7 eligibleSEIU Healthcare Minnesota and IowaThe union won, 5 to 0
22 Sep 2023Allina HealthSt. Paul, MNclinical staff educators and clinical instructors12 eligibleInternational Association of EMTs and Paramedics/NAGE Local 167No union, 6 to 6
11 Aug 2023Allina HealthMinneapolis, MNphysicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants589 eligibleDoctors Council SEIU Local 10MDThe union won, 325 to 200
27 Jul 2023Allina HealthFridley, MNforensic nurses6 eligibleMinnesota Nurses AssociationThe union won, 5 to 0
21 Jul 2023Hazelden Betty Ford FoundationCenter City, MNNot describedMinnesota Nurses AssociationPetition withdrawn
30 Jun 2023Essentia HealthMoose Lake, MNhome health aides and home makers, excluding all other employees, office employees...6 eligibleUnited Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 1189No union, 0 to 6
30 Jun 2023Hazelden Betty Ford FoundationCenter City, MNNot describedMinnesota Nurses AssociationPetition withdrawn
19 May 2023Fairview Health ServicesSt. Paul, MNchemical dependency counselors and licensed mental health professional pro fee services9 eligibleSEIU Healthcare Minnesota and IowaThe union won, 8 to 0
5 May 2023Allina HealthFridley, MNregistered wound ostomy and continence nurses at allina health mercy hospital-unity campus2 eligibleMinnesota Nurses AssociationNo union, 0 to 2
14 Feb 2023Allina HealthFridley, MNphysicians and podiatrists132 eligibleDoctors Council SEIU Local 10MDThe union won, 67 to 38
9 Feb 2023Allina HealthMinneapolis, MNlab technical assistants in the allina health laboratory4 eligibleSEIU Healthcare Minnesota and IowaNo union, 1 to 2
31 Jan 2023Fairview Health ServicesMinneapolis, MNlead chemical dependency counselors, chemical dependency counselors, licensed...26 eligibleSEIU Healthcare Minnesota and IowaThe union won, 12 to 1

Employers hiring in Minnesota with a petition

Healthcare union elections in Minnesota: common questions

Which hospitals and healthcare employers in Minnesota unionized recently?

Unions won 18 elections in Minnesota since Jan 2023 at employers hiring on this site, the latest: The Villas at Bryn Mawr, including in Minneapolis, MN (SEIU Healthcare Minnesota and Iowa), filed 4 Apr 2025: the union won, 4 to 0; Essentia Health, paramedics, lead paramedics, community paramedics, and EMTs in Detroit Lakes, MN (AFSCME Council 65), filed 13 Mar 2025: the union won, 17 to 3; Allina Health, a unit of workers in Minneapolis, MN (SEIU Healthcare Minnesota and Iowa), filed 6 Feb 2025: the union won, 40 to 18; Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation, licensed practical nurses in Center City, MN (Minnesota Nurses Association), filed 13 Dec 2024: the union won, 9 to 2.

Which unions represent healthcare workers in Minnesota?

By the elections won since Jan 2023: Minnesota Nurses Association (9), SEIU Healthcare Minnesota and Iowa (5), Doctors Council SEIU Local 10MD (2) and AFSCME Council 65 (1). Each won among one unit of workers at one site; older units are not in this window.

Are any union elections pending in Minnesota?

3: Fairview Health Services, registered nurses in Edina, MN (Minnesota Nurses Association), filed 31 Jul 2026: voted 9 Sep 2026, not yet certified, 18 to 18; Essentia Health, a unit of workers in Duluth, MN (International Union, Security, Police and Fire Professionals of America (SPFPA)), filed 20 Jan 2026; Essentia Health, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, certified nurse midwives and clinical nurse... in Duluth, MN (Minnesota Nurses Association), filed 27 Nov 2023: voted 23 Jul 2024, not yet certified, 245 to 128.

Healthcare union elections in other states

Sources and method

A case is listed when the employer its petition names is one of the employers hiring on this site, matched by name and by its open jobs in the case's town. Cases filed since Jan 2023, read 9 Nov 2026. Every state.

  1. National Labor Relations Board case records (nlrb.gov), as copied nightly by labordata/nlrb-data

Cite this page

CareJobs.Now. (2026). Healthcare union elections in Minnesota. Data as of 9 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/healthcare-union-elections/minnesota

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