Welcome to the Minnesota Historical Society Workers Union page! We fight for dignity and respect for all our sites.

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

Here are links to articles covering our union:

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.

A year of stellar success: Cultural worker organizing zooms to new heights in 2025
2025 was a spectacular year for AFSCME’s Cultural Workers United campaign. Find out more. — Dec 23
Workers at largest art museum in western U.S. win union election
The largest art museum in the western U.S. now has a worker’s union, and it’s affiliated with AFSCME. — Dec 22
Congratulations on winning your first contract, Arapahoe County workers!
Workers who help keep one Colorado county running now have their first contract. — Dec 19
Workers at another Maryland library system gain a voice at work through Council 3
Congratulations to workers at the Frederick County Public Library System for forming a union through AFSCME Maryland Council 3. — Dec 17
Child care affordability is a crisis we can solve.
States and localities are stepping up. — Dec 17