New two-year contracts covering 19,000 AFSCME state employees were approved by a legislative commission on June 29 and will take effect July 1. The Subcommittee on Employee Relations accepted the collective bargaining agreements for the following contacts: AFSCME Council 5, AFSCME Correctional Officers, AFSCME Radio Communications Operators, Minnesota Association of Professional Employees, Middle Management Association, Minnesota State College Faculty, and Minnesota State University Administrative and Service Faculty. Read the AFSCME contracts.