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Why Join Local 3173?

We are a diverse workforce of skills, responsibility, and years of service spanning the state of Minnesota. We don’t have a singular reason to join, we have many.

We are a part of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), a union that honors solidarity without conformity, drawing each member’s story into a force of experience and commitment that can’t be ignored. That’s how we win better lives for ourselves, our families, and our communities.

We, the workers, make MNHS work! Our Local is built by the very people it serves and will always advocate for us.

We believe our contract gives us a strong foundation with processes and language to continue to build from. Please join our Local 3173 and support your fellow bargaining unit colleagues!

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Sign up to become a member of Local 3173, respresenting the workers at the Minnesota Historical Society.

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Sign Petition - Reinstate Paid Breaks

For 30 years, museum educators and sales staff at the History Center have had paid breaks. Sign here to ask that paid breaks be reinstated.

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Sign Petition - Cost of Living Increases

Sign here to ask that all employees recieve a cost of living adjustment, no matter where they fall on the wage grid.

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