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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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AFSCME Nevada state workers show congressman how they support the most vulnerable
AFSCME members who work for the Nevada Division of Welfare and Supportive Services were recently paid a visit by Rep. Steven Horsford (D-NV) at their worksite.
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AFSCME supports bill to protect wages for home care workers
AFSCME supports new legislation introduced in Congress that would block the administration’s effort to eliminate wage protections for home care workers.
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Now, the workers who run Austin help speak for it too
After AFSCME members of Local 1624 mobilized, the Austin City Council unanimously approved a historic consultation policy that gives workers a greater voice.
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AFSCME sues to stop politically motivated termination of public health grants
AFSCME has sued to stop the politically motivated termination of public health grants.
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Alexandria, Va., professional employees unionize with AFSCME
In Alexandria, Va., professional workers unionized with AFSCME.

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.






