President’s message: “Did they think this ‘survey’ would fool me?… I’m sticking with the union”
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President’s message: “Did they think this ‘survey’ would fool me?… I’m sticking with the union”

Education Minnesota President, Denise Specht’s message: The plain black-and-white postcards started landing in the mailboxes of educators earlier this summer. It asked them to fill out a “satisfaction survey” of their union.

President’s message: Legislative session is over, now we must bargain boldly
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President’s message: Legislative session is over, now we must bargain boldly

Education Minnesota President, Denise Specht’s message: The negotiations for our new contracts this spring are the chance to complete the work that started a year ago when so many of us campaigned to elect the first pro-education majorities to lead state government in a decade. Read more.

President’s message: Now is the time to bargain the contracts we deserve
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President’s message: Now is the time to bargain the contracts we deserve

Education Minnesota President, Denise Specht’s message: The negotiations for our new contracts this spring are the chance to complete the work that started a year ago when so many of us campaigned to elect the first pro-education majorities to lead state government in a decade. Read more.

President’s message: Positive election results not enough (but a very good start)
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President’s message: Positive election results not enough (but a very good start)

Education Minnesota President, Denise Specht’s message: Educators should be proud of all we accomplished in the 2022 elections because without the work of our union family there wouldn’t be pro-education majorities in the House and Senate and Minnesotans would not have re-elected Gov. Tim Walz, Attorney General Keith Ellison, Secretary of State Steve Simon and State Auditor Julie Blaha, who all support working people.

President’s message: Hope returns after extraordinary election work by educators

President’s message: Hope returns after extraordinary election work by educators

Education Minnesota President, Denise Specht’s message: What a difference an election makes.
After an unprecedented effort by Minnesota educators during a midterm election, supporters of public education will now control the state House and Senate. Our endorsed candidate for governor, Tim Walz, will return for a second term.

President’s message:   Educators must vote to defend the right to bargain

President’s message: Educators must vote to defend the right to bargain

Education Minnesota President, Denise Specht’s message: Educators must vote to defend the right to bargain – A simple reminder from the 2022 campaign trail: Working Minnesotans have more in common with each other than we do with the billionaires and giant corporations who control so much of American politics.