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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

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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

AFSCME Council 5 Hosts Gubernatorial Forum; Endorses Governor Tim Walz

AFSCME Council 5 Hosts Gubernatorial Forum

On the evening of March 3, 2022 AFSCME Council 5 hosted a gubernatorial forum for members to ask questions of candidates running to be Governor of Minnesota.

AFSCME Council 5 Hosts Gubernatorial Forum; Endorses Governor Tim Walz

Frontline Worker Pay Legislation Passes MN House; Call on Senate to Stop Stalling

Last night the Minnesota House passed a significant legislative package to provide $1,500 checks to 667,000 frontline workers on a vote of 71-61 with all DFL’ers supporting the bill and Republican lawmakers opposing the bill (see picture of the roll call vote below).

Frontline Worker Pay Legislation Passes MN House; Call on Senate to Stop Stalling