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Unit 8 (Corrections) Reaches Landmark Tentative Agreement

After a lengthy negotiations process with the MN Department of Corrections and Minnesota Management and Budget, your AFSCME Council 5 Corrections Negotiations Team has just s

New Leadership!

Longtime AFSCME Council 5 union member and leader Bart Andersen was appointed by the AFSCME Council 5 Executive Boar

Staff the Front Lines Tour!

We are thrilled to announce a groundbreaking event between AFSCME Council 5, AFSCME International, and the State of Minnesota as part of our union's Staff the Front Lines i

Happy New Year! Looking Forward

As we wrap up 2021 and begin a new year, I wanted to reach out to you and share some highlights of our union in 2021 and our path forward in 2022. I wish you and your loved ones a happy new year. There are members of our union who may have an empty seat at the table this holiday season. Please know that your union family is here for you and always will be. I am beyond proud of the member activism and good deeds our members and local unions have engaged in over the last year and the community services you often provide.

AFSCME Council 5 Commends Fiscal Budgeting of Our State

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Max Hall
(612) 247-3725

[email protected]

AFSCME Council 5 Commends Fiscal Budgeting of Our State; An Opportunity to Fully Invest in Public Services and Working People

Minnesota Historical Society Workers Overwhelmingly Vote to Unionize with AFSCME Council 5

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 17, 2021
Contact: Max Hall

(c) 612-247-3725

[email protected]

Minnesota Historical Society Workers Overwhelmingly Vote to Unionize with AFSCME Council 5

2022 Year End Report

AFSCME Council 5 Demands Safe Staffing

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

October 28, 2021

Contact: Max Hall
(c) 612-247-3725

AFSCME Council 5 Demands Safe Staffing

Statement on Employer Policies Regarding Vaccinations and Testing

AFSCME Council 5 Statement on Employer Policies Regarding Vaccinations and Testing

South St. Paul, Minn. - Today, AFSCME Council 5 Executive Director Julie Bleyhl released the following statement:

AFSCME State Employees Reach Tentative Agreement!

Your AFSCME Council 5 state employees master contract negotiations team worked countless hours and many long nights and early mornings has reached a Tentative Agreement (TA) with the State of Minnesota at 2:30AM on July 22, 2021 after more than 175 hours of bargaining on behalf of more than 18,000 AFSCME state employees! Please be sure to thank them for their incredible work and carrying on our collective legacy of contracts that directly improve the lives of our fellow union members.

AFSCME Council 5 Secures Major Victory in District Court

South St. Paul - AFSCME Council 5 Executive Director Julie Bleyhl issued the following statement after the Ramsey County District Court dismissed Republican lawmakers’ lawsuit to invalidate the union contracts of thousands of state employees.