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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Public Service 2020 Forum over photo of a public service worker

2020 Public Service Forum is Largest Candidate Event in AFSCME History

With former Vice President Joe Biden confirming his participation on Tuesday, the AFSCME-sponsored presidential candidate forum on Aug.

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Large pictures of people held up during a speech on government building steps

Court Case Threatens Health Care for Millions

Today, the latest attempt by the Trump administration to repeal the Affordable Care Act will

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AFSCME Local 3800 and members of our sister University of Minnesota unions gather at a public Board of Regents budget hearing

U of M Regents Pass Shameful Budget

The University of Minnesota Board of Regents recently approved their 2020 budget, which includes tuition increases, the possibility of health care hikes, and a wage increase that doesn’t do enough

On the Record: Freedom to Negotiate

AFSCME is on a Roll

AFSCME is on a roll. We are notching victories coast to coast – at the bargaining table, in the organizing trenches and in state capitals.

National AFSCME News

U.S. House Votes to Boost Minimum Wage to $15 an Hour
The effort to raise the federal minimum wage for the first time in a decade got a major boost when the House passed a bill raising it to $15 an hour by 2025. — Jul 19
Fighting the Pay Fight
Texas corrections officers fought hard to correct longtime pay inequities – and won by persuading state legislators to do the right thing. — Jul 19
Despite Vetoes, Alaska Members Fight for Public Services
Alaska members are not giving up the fight to reverse Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s budget vetoes. They’re working with the legislature to prevent public services and higher education from being decimated. — Jul 18
We Applaud House Effort to Give Federal Employees Paid Leave
We applaud the House for passing a bill that would guarantee federal workers up to 12 weeks of paid leave to care for their children or sick family members or to recover from serious medical problems. — Jul 17
2020 Public Service Forum is Largest Candidate Event in AFSCME History
With at least 19 participants, the 2020 Public Service Forum will be the largest presidential candidate forum in AFSCME history. — Jul 16

WE MAKE SOUTHERN MINNESOTA HAPPEN