Category: Your Union
Who Are We: Callan Billings, Social Worker, Long-Term Services and Supports
By Lizzy Nyoike / edited by H. Jiahong Pan
Editor's Note: We've retained Lizzy to write about our members and the different job classifications th [...]
Hennepin County Locals Reach Tentative Agreement On 2027 Healthcare Costs
The Hennepin County Labor-Management Healthcare Committee has reached a tentative agreement with the Hennepin County enterprise for next year's healt [...]
Share About Your Job and Working Conditions On Our Website
AFSCME Local 34 and Local 2822 workers pose for a photo in front of the Hennepin County Government Center. (H. Jiahong Pan for AFSCME Local 34)
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AFSCME 34 To Make Recurring Donation To Public Meeting Notetaking Initative
The AFSCME Local 34 General Assembly voted at its June meeting to make a $200 monthly donation to Twin Cities Documenters through June 2027.
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Members tell County Commissioners to address staffing shortages
Hennepin County is facing a $30 million budget shortfall next year.
The shortfall is partly caused by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, passed by Co [...]
Updates To The Union Hardship Fund
In March, AFSCME Local 34 set up an hardship fund for members who have a financial hardship due to Operation Metro Surge, which resulted in federal a [...]
On International Workers’ Day, Workers Demonstrate For Dignity
By Casey Holmstrom and H. Jiahong Pan
Saving our hospital. Voting on a strike. Fighting for immigrant rights. Saving the planet. Addressing the pr [...]
Join Your Union For May Day Activities
May 1, 2025-Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA: Members of AFSCME Local 34 march on Cedar Street towards downtown Saint Paul. (Photo by H. Jiahong Pan)
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Now Accepting Applications For Local 34 Hardship Fund
January 24, 2026-Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA: A sign with instructions is mounted on a street pole at Nicollet and 26th Street in south Minneapolis. [...]
Join Your Local For NO KINGS! March 28
June 14, 2025-Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA: Over 80,000 demonstrators rallied at the Minnesota State Capitol in protest of the Trump Administration as [...]