A Minnesota nurses union says it has reached a tentative deal with several Twin Cities health care providers to avert a strike after months of bargaining, but adds the fight continues for its Duluth-area members.

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.

The Minnesota Nurses Association says nurses at the Essentia Twin Ports acute care hospital have reached a tentative agreement with Essentia Health to avoid an unfair labor practice strike.