Minnesota Educator: April-May 2024
President’s message: Don’t forget: Better contracts start with bigger state budgets
Local unions have been bargaining boldly for better contracts for more than 10 months, and in many places, educators are catching up after years of sacrificing and settling for less…
Educators of color gather for change at EMAC Summit
One hundred educators of color came together in mid-February at the Heritage Center in Brooklyn Park to learn about the past, present and future of educators and students of color…
Local unions try new member engagement tactics during tough bargaining rounds
More Education Minnesota locals across the state have been taking action around demanding 2023-25 contracts that respect and honor their work than in any other bargaining round in recent history.
ESPs tout benefits of unemployment insurance; GOP legislators are skeptical
Minnesota’s new law giving education support professionals access to unemployment benefits in the summer provided an economic safety net that kept more of them in the profession this school year.
Public employees in Minnesota now enjoy new protection for “concerted activities”
In 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed into law the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), a central piece of New Deal legislation. Prior to passage in the early 20th century…
Raise your voice!
Education Minnesota members from around the state have been engaging in political action in their locals and intermediate organizations and at the Capitol. Locals have been having meetings with legislators in…
Political conference kicks off 2024 election work
More than 500 Education Minnesota members attended the 2024 Political Conference Feb. 2-3 at the Radisson Blu Mall of America. The conference included a meeting with Gov. Tim Walz and…
Member honor roll
Congratulations to the Education Minnesota members who have been honored for their work in the last year.
