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Minnesota’s legislative session starts Feb. 12 for the second year of the legislative biennium with the pro-public education and pro-union majorities.
The stories on the picket lines and sidewalk rallies have been the same whether I was in Anoka, Bemidji, Chisholm, or a dozen school districts in between the last few weeks.
The Minneapolis Federation of Teachers and Education Support Professionals were honored this year for the unity they showed during their 2022 strike with the We Are One Solidarity Award.
Two Lakeville educators, Leah Hood and Devin Hanson, were named Education Minnesota’s 2023 Human Rights Award recipients for their work fighting for and fighting with students to make sure they are seen, heard and valued.
The Peterson-Schaubach Outstanding Leadership Award is given annually to an Education Minnesota leader (local or state) who has made outstanding contributions to Education Minnesota or its locals through demonstration of Education Minnesota’s Statements of Principle.
The first pension rally of the 2024 legislative session is planned for Thursday, Feb. 29 from 3:45-4:45 p.m. at the Minnesota State Capitol Rotunda.
Education Minnesota’s 2023-24 Pension Advocacy Group is made up of 26 members. There are two TRA Tier 2 teachers from each of Education Minnesota’s election districts, as well as three Education Minnesota Governing Board members, two Education Minnesota Retired members, Education Minnesota Vice President Monica Byron and Secretary-Treasurer Rodney Rowe.
Educators from Education Minnesota are in multiple pension systems: Teachers’ Retirement Association (TRA), St. Paul Teachers’ Retirement Fund Association (STPRFA), Public Employees Retirement Association (PERA) and MSRS (Minnesota State Retirement System).
Local unions who got involved in recommending school board candidates and helping to pass levy referendums saw a majority of success across the state this fall—a major win, especially in many districts who faced well-funded, anti-union candidates.
This year, Minnesota became the first state in the country to make school hourly workers eligible for unemployment insurance in the summer months.
