The March General Membership meeting will be held on Thursday, March 27, 2014 at 5:00 PM in the Hennessey Room at Council 5, 300 Hardman Av S in South St Paul.  Officer elections and the Lanny Bakalyar Scholarship drawing will take place.

 

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 "In our glorious fight for civil rights, we must guard against being fooled by false slogans, as 'right to work'. It provides no 'rights' and no 'works'. It's purpose is to destroy labor unions and the freedom of collective bargaining... We demand this fraud be stopped."

- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., 1961

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by Olivia Sandbothe

Low-wage workers in certain federally funded jobs will see a much-needed pay increase, thanks to President Obama.

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Online registration is now available for AFSCME's Day on the Hill, Tuesday March 25 in St. Paul. It's the day we celebrate  victories we won in 2013 -- and also remind legislators that they still have unfinished business to take care of this spring. Activities include workshops in the morning, a box lunch, a 12:30 p.m. rally in the Rotunda, lobbying in the afternoon, and a happy-hour reception. For a full schedule, see Council 5’s website.

The Minnesota House has passed it. Gov. Mark Dayton says he’ll sign it. That means raising Minnesota’s minimum wage this year depends on the state Senate. To make it happen, tell your senator to raise the wage to $9.50. And join the rally at the Capitol Feb. 25. Read more >>>

Raising the state’s minimum wage to $9.50 an hour would give 357,000 Minnesota workers a pay raise. It would increase spending power in the state by nearly half a billion dollars a year. It would be especially good for women and workers of color. Those are key findings in a report from the Jobs Now Coalition, which details the economic and community benefits of raising the wage to $9.50 by 2015. Read more >>>