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Medicare and Medicaid have saved lives for 60 years. We’re fighting to keep it that way.

This year, AFSCME is celebrating this special anniversary with mixed emotions. That’s because the joint legacy of Medicare and Medicaid is under threat.

Medicare and Medicaid have saved lives for 60 years. We’re fighting to keep it that way.

Fighting to protect rural Northern Minnesota from the effects of the budget bill

HIBBING, Minn. – Nearly 100 AFSCME members, retirees and community supporters gathered outside a hospital here to send a clear message to Congress: Rural working families should not be sacrificed so billionaires can get a tax break. 

Fighting to protect rural Northern Minnesota from the effects of the budget bill

Aberdeen City Workers Make History with Union Victory

City workers in Aberdeen have made history by winning their union election, uniting across departments in a shared effort to secure fair wages, equal benefits, and a genuine voice on the job.

Aberdeen City Workers Make History with Union Victory

Announcing the 2025 Al Church Scholarship Winners

Congratulations are in order for this year's Al Church Scholarship winners. Thanks to our generous donors, the scholarship committee was able to award $3,500.00 in total to students of our members who are pursuing their post-secondary educational goals. 

Winners:

Announcing the 2025 Al Church Scholarship Winners

MN Nursing Home Workers Win Legal Fight to Protect Standards Board

AFSCME Council 65 is celebrating a major legal victory for nursing home workers and residents: a federal judge has dismissed the lawsuit brought by LeadingAge Minnesota and Care Providers of Minnesota(a coalition of Employers) aimed at eliminating the Minnesota Nursing Home Work

MN Nursing Home Workers Win Legal Fight to Protect Standards Board