Council 5 Finance Committee/Executive Board Meeting
The Finance Committee meeting will start at 10 a.m. The Executive Board meeting will start at 11 a.m.
Membership Convention
Please sign into MemberLink for convention information and the call packet.The 2021 AFSCME Council 5 Membership Convention will be held virtually on September 30 and October 1, 2021. Click here to view the AFSCME Council 5 Executive Board's rationale for moving to a vir...
Organize!
Want to Organize a Union?Unions are organizations of workers who join together to achieve dignity, respect and fair treatment of their members. Starting a union at your workplace won't be easy, but it's not rocket science either. There are some things you need to know,...
Council 5 Finance Committee/Executive Board Meeting-Delta Marriott, MPLS
The Finance Committee will begin at 10AM and the Executive Board meeting will start at 11AM.
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 Senat...
Council 5 Finance Committee/Executive Board Meeting
We are currently operating our Executive Board meetings via hybrid format.
Council 5 Finance Committee/Executive Board Meeting-DULUTH
The Finance Committee will begin at 10AM and the Executive Board meeting will start at 11AM.
United We Heal - Online AFSCME Mental Health Summit
America’s mental health needs are changing, but our system for delivering that care has not kept up. This broken system is failing all of us — professionals, clients and communities — and we are all paying the price. So we are coming together to build a movement address...
United We Heal - Online AFSCME Mental Health Summit
America’s mental health needs are changing, but our system for delivering that care has not kept up. This broken system is failing all of us — professionals, clients and communities — and we are all paying the price. So we are coming together to build a movement address...
United We Heal - Online AFSCME Mental Health Summit
America’s mental health needs are changing, but our system for delivering that care has not kept up. This broken system is failing all of us — professionals, clients and communities — and we are all paying the price. So we are coming together to build a movement address...
United We Heal - Online AFSCME Mental Health Summit
America’s mental health needs are changing, but our system for delivering that care has not kept up. This broken system is failing all of us — professionals, clients and communities — and we are all paying the price. So we are coming together to build a movement address...
United We Heal - Online AFSCME Mental Health Summit
America’s mental health needs are changing, but our system for delivering that care has not kept up. This broken system is failing all of us — professionals, clients and communities — and we are all paying the price. So we are coming together to build a movement address...
Council 5 Executive Board Meeting
The Finance Committee is cancelled for February and March 2024. The Executive Board meeting will start at 11AM.
First Round: City of St. Paul AFSCME Endorsement Screenings
AFSCME's East Metro PEOPLE Committee has set a date for it's first round of screenings in St. Paul races for School Board and City Council. The AFSCME East Metro PEOPLE committee is chaired by Willie Snyder of local 707, and all committee members are appointed by the AF...
Member Voices: Taking the Politics out of Reproductive Health Care
Unions have a proud history of fighting for the rights of all working people. The right to access legal and affordable reproductive health care is a basic human right. I am proud that my union is fighting to keep politicians out of women’s health care decisions.I am pro...
Jerry Wurf Organizing Award: Minnesotans For Better Mental Health Care
The Jerry Wurf Organizing Award is given each year to an individual member, local, or group of workers who work tirelessly and effectively at organizing, empowering workers, and growing our union. Jerry Wurf, after whom the award is named, got his start in the labor mov...
Ramsey County Signs MOA to Protect Workers during COVID-19 Pandemic
Brothers and Sisters, This morning all AFSCME Ramsey County locals agreed to a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with Ramsey County in regard to COVID-19 related issues. The MOA includes Paid Extraordinary Pandemic Event Leave (PEPEL).We feel that this is a good start, but...
Hennepin County Contact Tracing Positions
Hennepin County members:Hennepin County is offering temporary reassignments to contact tracing positions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. We wanted to make sure that you received notification of these positions and have the information needed to determine your inte...
AFSCME Council 5 and 65 Call on Congress to Fund the Front Lines!
The following letter was sent to Minnesota's Congressional Delegation as part of our #FundtheFrontLines Day of Action on February 4, 2021.To Minnesota’s U.S. Congressional Delegation:On behalf of the 43,000 members of the American Federation of State, County and Municip...
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Our Path Forward
As we start this special weekend, a time when we honor and remember Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., we reflect on his belief in dignity, equity, and justice for every worker that has inspired our ongoing work.
Labor Day is Your Day of Celebration!
Our union wishes you a joyous, safe, and memorable Labor Day weekend! This is your holiday; Together, we will celebrate the fruits of our labor and the work you do that truly Makes Minnesota Happen and all of our communities!Created in 1894, Labor Day is a federal holid...
Heather and Emily: Keep The Child Development Center Open - and Thriving
Last year, Heather Lynch and Emily Erpelding got some disturbing news. The morning began like most other days for these young moms and classroom assistants at the University of Minnesota’s Child Development Center: Emily spent the day caring for kids in the infant room,...
Judicial Branch Paid Leave Campaign, Part 3: “Once the baby gets here, I will have nothing.”
(If you haven't read Part 1 of our Judicial Branch campaign series, start here.)