AFSCME members criticized county leaders for scrapping the Detoxification and Withdrawal Management program during a substance-abuse crisis in the community.
AFSCME members to Ramsey County: ‘Residents First = Workers First’
December 12, 2024 by
Four local unions representing over 2,000 Ramsey County employees are holding firm to their key demands as bargaining with the county inches closer to their contracts’ Dec. 31 expiration date.
Ramsey County workers seek residents’ support for contract campaign
July 19, 2024 by
The county has become notorious in recent years, Local 8 Vice President Anna Christie said, for “balancing its budget on the backs of its employees.”
Labor nonprofit helps OPEIU, HealthPartners bring learn-and-earn training to life
July 21, 2023 by
The clinic assistant training program, open to Ramsey County residents, offers participants a weekly stipend as they gain skills and search for a job.
County attorneys take aim at criminal wage theft
April 27, 2022 by
“It’s not a clerical mistake; people are actually stealing,” Ramsey County Attorney John Choi said. “And I think this is one of those areas that needs improvement to make sure these cases get the attention of the justice system.”
After hitting the streets, Ramsey County workers win raises
January 26, 2022 by
By showing up in force outside the Ramsey County Courthouse, members of five AFSCME locals persuaded county negotiators to put their proposed wage freeze on ice.
Four takeaways from the new report on raising St. Paul’s minimum wage
February 22, 2018 by
Poverty wages are a big problem in St. Paul, but interest groups are already trying to poke holes in a potential minimum wage ordinance.
AFSCME members lend Ramsey County golf courses a steady hand amid changes
June 2, 2014 by
It’s Mark Newton and Eric Swanson’s job to maintain the grounds at historic Keller Golf Course in Maplewood, but the members of AFSCME Local 1935 haven’t moved a pin or filled a divot in over a year. Newton and Swanson will shake off the rust July 19, when Keller reopens for public golf after closing […]
Letters to the Editor: Sequestration cuts, Ramsey County Sheriff’s budget
September 12, 2012 by
Letter: There is room for cuts in Pentagon budget As some of us see Labor Day as a vacation and celebration of Minnesota’s workforce, others are struggling to recover from the Great Recession. We’ve seen efforts to reduce health care and retirement benefits for workers on the grounds that there’s no money, yet there’s always […]
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