What is a union and why does it matter?

Profiles of the members elected to represent Education Minnesota members around the state. To determine which governing board member represents you, check this Election District map (PDF, 12 pages, 4MB).

• Governing board minutes (log in to view)

Our Constitution and Bylaws, Statements of Principle, and other guiding documents

Members of our Council of Local Presidents, Ethnic and Minority Affairs Committee, Political Action Committee, Legislative Action Committee and Professional Advocacy Committee.

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We have 17 offices around the state including our headquarters in St. Paul.

A list of staff in offices around the state. View in the members-only section.

Develop and coordinate member-led professional development programs for educators, support the effective use of best practices in adult learning, create new, on-going professional development opportunities for early career educators and help focus union programming on educators’ needs within their first ten years working in schools.

To help leaders and members of our higher education union build strong, viable organizations through leadership training and development. Coordinate and deliver the resources of Education Minnesota, National Education Association and American Federation of Teachers. Promote membership in, and an ongoing commitment to, Education Minnesota, NEA and AFT.

The position requires lobbying effectively on behalf of Education Minnesota’s 80,000 plus educators, working with a team of policy & public affairs staff, member activists and other union staff to mobilize our membership in support of our legislative agenda, with an emphasis on preparing members for in-district meetings with legislators, Capitol visits, committee testimony, etc.

The project staff will implement Education Minnesota’s worksite relational organizing program. Project staffers will primarily interface with Education Minnesota members, leaders and staff in creating worksite level member unity teams in service of Education Minnesota member voter engagement and member action goals through May 2021.

The Education Minnesota Part-time Field Staff Program is designed to provide training and experience opportunities to members who desire to move into staff work as a career. Part-time staff shall continue in their current employment while in this program. The work assignment consists of about 300 hours of Education Minnesota employment per year.