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We are a union of nearly 900 members representing workers within the St. Peter Regional Treatment Center, including the Forensic Mental Health Program (FMHP formerly MSH), Minnesota Sex Offender Program (MSOP), Forensic Transition Services, and the Forensic Nursing Home. We also represent workers at the Community Behavioral Health Hospital (CBHH) in Rochester. We fight for dignity and respect in the workplace with better wages, better benefits, and better working conditions.
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Workers Memorial Day: Honor those we lost by fighting for stronger workplace safety
A salute to those who answer the call
Child care affordability is a crisis we can solve.
In lawsuit, AFSCME and allies slam administration for attacking PSLF
AFSCME National Updates
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Cleveland primary care providers are forming a union with AFSCME
Primary care providers who work for Cleveland’s MetroHealth network are forming a union through AFSCME Ohio Council 8.
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Thank the nation’s nurses as they do more with less to keep health care running
During National Nurses Week, take a moment to thank the nurses who are on the job around the clock, caring for patients and comforting their families.
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Public service workers are teaching us a lesson
There is no sector of the workforce more resilient than those who work in public service.
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Honoring the behind-the-scenes service of corrections officers and employees
During National Correctional Officers and Employees Week, AFSCME salutes the workers who keep us safe.
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Boulder library workers win framework for first contract
Library workers in Boulder, Colorado, win big vote on the road to full union rights.
AFSCME members make America happen.
With members in hundreds of different occupations, AFSCME advocates for fairness in the workplace, excellence in public services and prosperity and opportunity for all working families.