St. Peter Local 404

We are a union of nearly 900 members representing workers within the St. Peter Regional Treatment Center, including the Minnesota Security Hospital (MSH), Minnesota Sex Offender Program (MSOP), Competency Restoration Program (CRP), Forensic Transition Services, and the Forensic Nursing Home. We also represent workers at the Chemical Addiction Recovery Enterprise (CARE) facility in St. Peter and 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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Nevada State Employees Gain Collective Bargaining Rights

Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak has signed into law a historic bill granting 20,000 state workers the right to collectively bargain.

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Breakfast with Rep. Dean Phillips

Last week members of over a dozen labor unions were joined for a breakfast roundtable by a very special guest: freshman Congressman Dean Phillips.

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Mitzie Pernu at the radio while on the job as a 911 dispatcher in 1963

AFSCME Activism: A Family Tradition

As AFSCME Local 66 celebrates the union’s 100th anniversary this year, members are looking back on their union’s long, rich history – and how it’s impacted their lives, families and communities.

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Man speaks in front of protesters holding "Never Quit" and "Support SB135 Collective Bargaining for State Employees" signs

Union Momentum Grows: 20,000 Nevada State Employees to Gain Collective Bargaining Rights

CARSON CITY, Nev. — Public service workers across the country lauded the passage of Nevada Senate Bill 135, which expands collective bargaining rights to over 20,000 Nevada state employees – the la

National AFSCME News

NQSA Winner Marie Cetti and K-9 Uno: A Level of Companionship Like No Other
Marie Cetti is a winner of AFSCME’s Never Quit Service Award. For her and K-9 Uno, going above and beyond the call of duty is almost a part of the job description. — Jun 14
'A Bold and Historic Step' — Jun 14
Nevada State Employees Gain Collective Bargaining Rights
When Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak signed Senate Bill 135 on Wednesday, Nevada state employees officially won collective bargaining rights for the first time ever. — Jun 13
Pharmacists at Kaiser Hawaii Choose to Build Power Through AFSCME
At least 100 pharmacists at Kaiser Hawaii in Honolulu have joined forced with UNAC/UHCP. — Jun 12
AFSCME Members Urge Congress to Pay for Behavioral Health Clinics
Last week, the health subcommittee of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce held a hearing on several critical health care bills facing funding shortfalls. — Jun 11

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