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.

A nurses strike won't take place in the Twin Cities after all, but there's still no deal with Essentia Health in Duluth.

The Minnesota Nurses Association says that nurses in the Twin Cities Metro region have reached a tentative deal with hospital employers after months of bargaining and avoided an Unfair Labor Practices (ULP) strike.