Unionized nurses at Essentia Health hospitals in Duluth and Superior reached a contract agreement Friday, averting a strike that was set to begin this week, though other groups of Essentia employees may still move forward with strikes in the coming days.

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

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.