WE MAKE SOUTHERN MINNESOTA HAPPEN
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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.
Featured News
Workers get paid a lot less in states with anti-union laws, report shows
Americans’ support of labor unions remains sky-high
Judge sides with AFSCME workers to protect Public Service Loan Forgiveness program
Workers at Minnesota’s largest public hospital win deal to protect patient care
Upcoming Events
General Membership Meeting
Jake's Stadium Pizza
330 Stadium Rd, Mankato, MN 56001
Accessible via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82641465299
AFSCME Council 5 Membership Convention
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel-Bloomington
7800 Normandale Blvd, Minneapolis, MN
AFSCME National Updates
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Our union will lead in the fight on voting rights
AFSCME President Patrick Moran took part in a Capitol Hill roundtable to discuss the role of organized labor in protecting our democracy.
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PA governor joins AFSCME retirees, President Moran to celebrate huge pension victory
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro joined AFSCME President Patrick Moran and retirees to celebrate a new law giving 60,000 retirees a long-awaited cost-of-living increase.
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AFSCME to Trump: Give up the reckless rule to deregulate Head Start
AFSCME and other public service unions are fighting to save Head Start from the Trump administration.
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AFSCME wins – for now – ruling to block federal civil service ‘loyalty question’
We won a preliminary ruling blocking a “loyalty question” from appearing on federal civil service job applications.
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AFSCME and labor allies say ‘no’ to crypto in our pensions
AFSCME and our allies are fighting back against a bill that makes it easier for the crypto industry to prey on our pensions.
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.