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MN Legislature: Respect Public Employees, Invest in Minnesotans

Rick Neyssen is a member of AFSCME Local 599, Council 5 and works at the St. Cloud Correctional Facility. Rick has been serving the people of Minnesota in this capacity for 28 years.

MN Legislature: Respect Public Employees, Invest in Minnesotans

AFSCME Council 5 Leadership Rebukes Assault on Democracy

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJanuary 7, 2021

AFSCME Council 5 Leadership Rebukes Assault on Democracy 

AFSCME Council 5 Leadership Rebukes Assault on Democracy

Front Line Workers Need Our Help Now

Victoria Johnson of AFSCME Local 744, Council 5 at the Minneapolis Veterans Home in Minneapolis, Minnesota experiences the COVID-19 pandemic every day she steps into work.

Front Line Workers Need Our Help Now

Walker Art Center Workers Unionize with AFSCME Council 5!

December 1, 2020- After one year of focused internal organizing, workers at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota have successfully won voluntary union recognition and have now joined the AFSCME Council 5 family!

Walker Art Center Workers Unionize with AFSCME Council 5!

When We’re United, Anything Is Possible

For the last six years, Heather Hansen has worked as a Corrections Counselor at MCF-Togo, also known as the “Thistledew Camp" and a proud member of AFSCME Local 3887. She said, “For the first time in my life, I was making a livable wage and able to provide good medical insurance for my family.

When We’re United, Anything Is Possible