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Renewing Our Call for Safe, Accessible Infrastructure

15 years ago today, tragedy struck our state and sent shockwaves throughout our country. On August 1, 2007, the I-35W bridge collapsed, killing 13 people and injuring 145 others.

Renewing Our Call for Safe, Accessible Infrastructure

Frontline Worker Pay

AFSCME Council 5 members have been on the frontlines in our workplaces during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, risking infection of not only themselves, but of their loved ones. But they did what AFSCME members do best -We do our jobs with excellence on behalf of all Minnesotans.

Frontline Worker Pay

Legislature Passes Frontline Worker Pay; More is Necessary

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

April 30, 2022

We Must Respect and Honor Frontline Worker Heroes; More is Necessary

Legislature Passes Frontline Worker Pay; More is Necessary

Honoring our Fallen and Injured Workers

Today is Workers’ Memorial Day, a day in which we remember, mourn, and fight for workers who were killed, disabled, and/or otherwise injured on the job. For many years, our union has continued to serve as a beacon of activism for safe staffing in every workplace.

Honoring our Fallen and Injured Workers

MN House Ratifies State Employee Contracts; Senate Must Ratify

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Max Hall(612) 247-3725

Max.Hall@afscmemn.org

AFSCME Council 5 Commends MN House Ratification of State Employee Contracts, Urges Senate to Ratify

MN House Ratifies State Employee Contracts; Senate Must Ratify