State Contract Agreement document files

Medical Insurance Plan Schedule of Benefits as Accepted for 2026 Agreement

This health plan benefit comparison document was formatted legal size, when printed on letter sized paper, there is loss of information unless printed to 'fit' letter size paper. Also, title at the top of this document differs from page description given in published contract table of contents. Of many chaotic and unpredictable events which transpired in Minnesota and elsewhere since this schedule appeared, when considering non-optional items that commonly make up everyone's cost of living, (food, housing, transportation and for some childcare) affordable healthcare could be one of the least stable or predictable.

The Rate of Lashing Back

How could collective bargaining by a 'union' be awful?

Minnesota and Salt

From 2018, article on subject no less important today: salt.

Full version State Register R50.44

Page 1201 from State Register R50.44

TTAA requires a report whenever transportation outsourcing is increased.

Consultant pay limit increase

Flexibility limits in pay get increased -- for out-sourced consulting professionals

Notice of Rulemaking for June 2026

An e-mail notice from Minnesota's Department of Labor and Industry of changes coming

Unionize Minnesota's State Capitol?

Pages from survey legislatively mandated in 2024 for State Capitol workers. Consultants surveyed voluntary points of view, asking is "unionizing" a way to more rewarding and stable employee experiences. Survey respondents in positions defined as 'non-political' showed, consistent with surveys elsewhere, the label-word 'union' taints views about collective bargaining, an effect found much less among those in government service employment defined as 'political'.

Timesheet On-Call Example

A legal risk that errors might violate Federal Wage and Hour law turns everything regarding employment compensation into a high stakes and intimidating gauntlet.

The Fortress PELRA

A.I. Q&A session reviewing how the Public Employee Labor Relations Act (PELRA) currently stands to protect right for any employee in governmental public service of the sovereign state of Minnesota to legally picket and organize collectively to bargain for better pay and working conditions.