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2024 Day on the Hill: "Progress Through Action!"

In the heart of Minnesota's political landscape, our union, the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Council 5 orchestrated an unparalleled demonstration of solida

Huge Victory for Workers at Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid!

Huge Victory for Workers at Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid!

"We are thrilled to announce that workers at Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid (MMLA) have vot

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Our Path Forward

As we start this special weekend, a time when we honor and remember Dr.

House Passes Labor Contracts; State Workers Urge the Senate to Follow Suit

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AFSCME Council 5 Releases Plan for Economy Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

Working people have always been at the heart of our economy and must be at the center of the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. 

To ensure this -AFSCME Council 5 has released our plan for employers in the case of re-opening businesses or continuing operations to protect workers and our communities. 

AFSCME Council 5 Responds to State Budget Projection

AFSCME Council 5 Executive Director Julie Bleyhl has released the following statement:

AFSCME Council 5 Call to Action

Our union continues to fight for critical investments and policy reforms that all of us benefit from. We as a union are focused on the financial, emotional, and physical well-being of our members and work every day to carry their concerns with us in our work with members in workplaces, communities, and in the halls of power.

Stand with Workers and Celebrate Homemade Mask Week in MN

The COVID-19 pandemic has made it clear: front line workers are essential, and our communities don’t work without them. But in the face of unprecedented danger, the federal government has largely failed to protect these workers from the risk to themselves, their families, and their communities.

ED Bleyhl to Gov. Walz: AFSCME Supports the Stay at Home Order

Honorable Governor Tim Walz, 

Minnesota’s First Responders Need Your Help

Minnesota's first responders - including corrections officers, nurses, probation and child protection officers and front-line staff - need to be protected. But right now, the First Responder COVID-19 Workers Comp proposal is stalled in the GOP-controlled Minnesota Senate. Our First Responders need you to contact Sen. Paul Gazelka, the majority leader of the Senate, and demand that he allow a vote.

Tell City Hall: Protect St. Paul Workers!

To protect the health and well-being of city workers and the St. Paul residents we serve, we call upon the City to provide:

1. Paid Emergency Pandemic Leave for employees who are ill, taking care of loved ones due to illness or school/daycare closures, or government mandated closures. Employees should not be forced to drain existing sick or vacation accruals. We request the City of St. Paul provide an Emergency Leave Fund for the pandemic throughout the duration of the leave.