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We are a union of nearly 900 members representing workers within the St. Peter Regional Treatment Center, including the Forensic Mental Health Program (FMHP formerly MSH), Minnesota Sex Offender Program (MSOP), Forensic Transition Services, and the Forensic Nursing Home. We also represent workers at the Community Behavioral Health Hospital (CBHH) in Rochester. We fight for dignity and respect in the workplace with better wages, better benefits, and better working conditions.
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AFSCME National Updates
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Corrections staff pass vote of no confidence in NM warden, seek his replacement
AFSCME corrections officers who work at a New Mexico prison are demanding that the county remove the warden.
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‘Unsung heroes’ of law enforcement win strong contract in Blair County, PA
Corrections workers in a Pennsylvania county prison win better pay and benefits in their new three-year contract.
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Rising costs and public service cuts: The real cost of the 'Big Beautiful Bill' one year later
When it was passed last year, the White House described the “One, Big Beautiful Bill” Act (OBBBA) as a once-in-a-generation chance. Just one year later, it’s clear they meant that it was a one-in-a-generation chance to enrich billionaires.
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Two AFSCME Colorado members saved a bystander’s life after shooting
Congratulations to the latest Never Quit winners, who saved a bystander’s life in Colorado.
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AFSCME members make America happen.
With members in hundreds of different occupations, AFSCME advocates for fairness in the workplace, excellence in public services and prosperity and opportunity for all working families.