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Labor Day is Your Day of Celebration!

Our union wishes you a joyous, safe, and memorable Labor Day weekend! This is your holiday; Together, we will celebrate the fruits of our labor and the work you do that truly Makes Minnesota Happen and all of our communities!

Labor Day is Your Day of Celebration!

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