American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees - C0065MN MN and Dakotas Council 65

AFSCME Council 65 through employees, members and mediation specialists negotiated approximately 210 union member collective bargaining agreements covering approximately 11,500 members and 4,473 non-members throughout Minnesota and South Dakota. The objective of these contract negotiations is to provide employees with improved working conditions, job protections, better benefits and higher wages. Our union through employees, members and mediation specialists resolved 500 employment issues and grievances with employers of which 3 were referred to the Council Arbitration Screening Panel. 3 of these grievances were approved for arbitration or other action two settled prior to hearing additionally numerous arbitrations were completed from 2021 in 2022. The objective of pursuing these grievances includes protecting workers jobs, improving the working conditions of members, and to ensure the collective bargaining agreement terms and conditions are enforced. Our union through employees and member volunteers ran 15 separate organizing campaigns.