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Contract Negotiations: Time to Get Ready! Contract Update 3.26.18

It’s been three years since we were in contract negotiations and our union is ramping up again for our next contract battle. Last round we won a $15 minimum wage. This round we’re looking at a large general wage increase and expanding protections for workers and union activists.

Contract Negotiations: Time to Get Ready! Contract Update 3.26.18

In Solidarity: Rally for a Fair Contract at HCMC

On Saturday, March 17, AFSCME Local 2822 joined in solidarity with workers at HCMC fighting for a fair contract. Over a hundred workers, families, and community members marched in the spring sunshine outside of the sparkling new HCMC Specialty Center in downtown Minneapolis.

In Solidarity: Rally for a Fair Contract at HCMC

Opioids in Our Libraries: Hennepin County Needs to Do Better

Minnesota is one of the worst states for racial inequality. So it shouldn’t be a surprise that Minnesota also has one of the greatest rates of disparity for opioid-related deaths based on race.

Opioids in Our Libraries: Hennepin County Needs to Do Better

A New Voice: April 2018 Issue

A New Voice: April 2018 Issue

Our Union Makes Us Strong! AFSCME 2822 Class Action Grievance Updates

Salutations Union family, this is an update on class action grievances from your AFSCME 2822 chief steward and on behalf of all of our stewards in AFSCME 2822.

Our Union Makes Us Strong! AFSCME 2822 Class Action Grievance Updates