The MNA charges bargaining unit members $76.20 in monthly dues or service fees. This equals $914.40 annually. All nurses who hold an FTE (unlike casual RNs) would be required to pay this amount; there is no discount for part-time status.

Notably, the MNA earns roughly $1,830,000.00 annually from Essentia Health nurses already represented by the MNA. That’s nearly $5.5 million dollars over a single three-year contract. This might explain why the MNA wants to represent more Essentia nurses. More MNA-represented nurses = more money paid by nurses to the MNA.