About Us

We are AFSCME Council 65

America’s communities never rest. Streets need cleaning. Families need care. Students deserve well-run schools, and our neighborhoods demand safety. That’s why people who work in public service never stop. This isn’t just a job. It’s a calling. The work matters because it means something to make a community better.

AFSCME Council 65 believes that every person working to sustain their community deserves respect. As part of the AFL-CIO, AFSCME is one of the leading advocates for working women and men in Minnesota. We represent 13,500 members across Minnesota, South Dakota and North Dakota who provide the vital services that make our communities work, and we believe everyone deserves a chance to earn a living wage, good benefits, and the freedom to organize together to negotiate their terms and conditions of employment.

AFSCME Council 65 is the union that honors solidarity without conformity, drawing each member’s story into a force of experience and commitment that can’t be ignored. That’s how we win better lives for ourselves, our families, and our communities. For people proudly committed to public service, we never quit.

We are AFSCME Council 65, join us.

Officers

President
Vice President
Executive Director
Executive Director Shannon Douvier
Field and Organizing Services Director
Secretary/Treasurer
Recording Secretary
Executive Board Member, District #1
Executive Board Member, District #2
Executive Board Member, Amanda Due
Executive Board Member, District #3
Executive Board Member, District #4
Executive Board Member, District #5
Tanner Corbin South Dakota Representative
Executive Board Member, Local 105
Executive Board Member, At-Large
Executive Board Member, At-Large
Trustee, 2024
Trustee, 2025
Jeremy Hanson
Trustee, 2026
Retiree President
Field Director
Field Director
Public Affairs Coordinator
Arbitration Specialist
Labor Representative
Labor Representative
Labor Representative
Labor Representative
Labor Representative
Cheryl Anderson
Labor Representative
Labor Representative
Labor Representative
Labor Representative
Labor Representative
Labor Representative
Labor Representative, SD
Labor Representative
Labor Representative
Labor Representative
Finance Director
Finance Assistant
Administrative Assistant
Becca Maciej, Membership Coordinator
Membership Coordinator
Membership Coordinator
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