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Strength In Numbers; A Call for Renewed Membership Growth

It's no secret that the strength of a team lies in its unity. When individuals come together with a shared goal, we can achieve remarkable things. In the workplace, this principle rings especially true with joining your fellow co-workers in joining our union family.

Strength In Numbers; A Call for Renewed Membership Growth

Unit 8 (Corrections) Ratifies Landmark, Historic New Contract

AFSCME Council 5 State Correctional Officers Ratify Landmark New Contract with the State of Minnesota

SOUTH SAINT PAUL, Minn. – AFSCME Council 5 Interim Executive Director Bart Andersen

Unit 8 (Corrections) Ratifies Landmark, Historic New Contract

New Leadership!

Longtime AFSCME Council 5 union member and leader Bart Andersen was appointed by the AFSCME Council 5 Executive Board to serve as Interim Executive Dir

New Leadership!

Staff the Front Lines Tour!

We are thrilled to announce a groundbreaking event between AFSCME Council 5, AFSCME International, and the State of Minnesota as part of our union's Staff the Front Lines initiative.

Staff the Front Lines Tour!

We Secured Transformational Investments We Deserve!

In Minnesota, our union particularly, while also working alongside our allies and partner organizations, wasted no time this legislative session to work alongside our pro-worker, pro-democracy trifecta we worked so hard to elect in 2022. We delivered

We Secured Transformational Investments We Deserve!