HOME NEWS Stepping Up Magazine ABOUT US Executive Board RESOURCES My AFSCME Dental CALENDAR LOCAL UNION CONTRACTS City Contracts MEMBERLINK COVID-19 CALL TO ACTION MENTAL/BEHAVIORAL HEALTH Minnesota Council 5 Twitter Facebook Instagram Pinterest Flickr YouTube DIGNITY. OPPORTUNITY. FREEDOM. FOR ALL. JOIN US JOIN OUR EMAIL LIST TO STAY IN THE LOOP! Email untitled_design-2.png Minnesota Historical Society Workers Overwhelmingly Vote to Unionize with AFSCME Council 5 statement.png AFSCME Council 5 Demands Safe Staffing ta_reached-4.png Statement on Employer Policies Regarding Vaccinations and Testing ta_reached-2.png AFSCME State Employees Reach Tentative Agreement! MEMBER CALL TO ACTION UNSAFE WORKING CONDITIONS DUE TO COVID-19? __ BECOME AN ADVOCATE FOR UNIVERSAL, SINGLE PAYER HEALTH CARE FOR ALL AS A RIGHT AND NOT A PRIVILEGE Workers are worried about how they will afford to pay for exorbitantly priced prescription drugs and are watching loved ones and themselves being hurt by a system that benefits the few at the top at the expense of the rest of us. We need Congress to pass legislation guaranteeing healthcare for ALL. __ TAKE TO SOCIAL MEDIA Use the hashtag #FundTheFrontLines and #AFSCME5Proud and share a short video of how this pandemic is affecting you, your family, friends and community and why it is critical that politicians and leaders hear the concerns of working people. We need you to share your voice. Please tag us at @afscmemn5 on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram or email us directly at communications@afscmemn.org with your stories, videos, and/or comments. Our union family must continue to share our perspectives and stories with leaders, members, and the public. __ SIGN THIS "THANK YOU" NOTE TO EXPRESS YOUR SUPPORT FOR GOVERNOR WALZ'S DECISIVE, EVIDENCE-BASED DIRECTIVES! ___ As a union, we have the “People Power” to fight back against corporate greed and put the interests of working people at the front of the line to make our communities safer and more prosperous. We can only ensure this is a possibility if we fight together, share our stories, and stay connected. Siblings, “We Make Minnesota Work.” We must remain united and continue the good fight for the benefit of working people. TAKE ACTION NATIONAL AFSCME NEWS New part-time library workers join CSEA It took six months of persistence, but 89 part-time library workers in Long Island are now part of CSEA. Welcome. — Sep 24 Reproductive justice is economic justice AFSCME signed on to an amicus brief in a case before the Supreme Court that threatens the constitutional right to access reproductive care, including abortion. — Sep 23 AFSCME supports lowering drug prices to help millions of Americans AFSCME supports a proposal to lower drug prices that would help millions of Americans afford their prescription medications and avoid impossible choices. — Sep 21 DC 37 and nonprofit workers applaud signing of labor peace agreement DC 37 and nonprofit workers applaud the signing of a labor peace agreement. — Sep 20 A New Jersey member’s career grows thanks to the AFSCME Free College Benefit AFSCME’s Free College benefit is helping a New Jersey member fulfill her life goal. — Sep 17 VIEW MORE SIGN IN TO MEMBERLINK UPCOMING EVENTS Dec 16 Council 5 Finance Committee/Executive Board Meeting 11:00am to 3:00pm 300 Hardman Ave S. South St. Paul MN, 55075 MINNESOTA COUNCIL 5 Home News About Us Resources Calendar Local Union Contracts MemberLink COVID-19 Mental/Behavioral Health Privacy Policy | Log In © American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL–CIO