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Unions representing thousands of Minnesota state workers reach tentative contract agreements
Union members with the Minnesota Association of Professional Employees picket outside the state Department Of Corrections office in St. Paul on June 4.Matt Alvarez | MPR News file
June 27, 2025 8:30 AM
Updated: June 27, 2025 11:20 AM
Two unions representing thousands of state of Minnesota employees say they reached tentative contract agreements with the state early Friday.
The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Council 5, and the Minnesota Association of Professional Employees, say the agreements came after marathon negotiations.
They will need to be ratified by union members. AFSCME has not yet set a date for that ratification vote; MAPE members will vote on their agreement in August.
“This tentative agreement is the direct result of the incredible strength, solidarity, and determination shown by our union members from every corner of our state who were determined to fight for economic justice and the public services they provide every day,” AFSCME Council 5 Executive Director Bart Andersen said in a news release. “Because we stood together, we beat back disastrous proposals that would have gutted our health insurance, frozen our wages, and cost our families thousands every year.”
FULL story: https://www.mprnews.org/story/2025/06/27/union-thousands-minnesota-state-workers-reached-tentative-contract-agreement