For the first time in more than 30 years, the Minnesota Association of Professional Employees, a major union in the state, was able to negotiate a significant wage raise for its members.
The union, which represents over 30% of the state workforce, secured a 10% overall wage increase with The Minnesota Department of Management and Budget.
Union President Megan Dayton says the deal was unprecedented and will affect a wide swath of workers in the state.
“We got air quality specialists in the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. We got folks in the DNR. We got tax specialists. We got epidemiologists in the Minnesota Department of Health. And we also cover zoologists in the Minnesota Zoo,” Dayton said.
Dayton says although this is a big step forward, the deal has yet to meet union demands.
The union president shared that workers plan to ask for more wage increases at the next negotiating session in 2025 so that wage increases match inflation rates in the years to come.
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