AFSCME 3800 members joined students and faculty in speaking out for a quality affordable education, good paying jobs, and affordable healthcare at the Board of Regents Public Hearing on the Budget on May 9.
The negotiations table committee members want to thank you for your patience in waiting for the University to come to an agreement with our Union. This has been, in our opinion, one of the most frustrating negotiations we have endured. The talks have moved at glacial speed, and we have heard over and over that the University Administration is not interested in discussing any of the issues we have determined to be priorities.
On September 20th, Cherrene Horazuk presented at the Office of Equity and Diversity's Critical Conversations about Diversity Justice series on Examining the Academy: Helping a Centuries-Old Institution Create a New Culture. View the video here.
Our clerical negotiating committee returned to the table on Friday 9/27, Monday 9/30, and Tuesday 10/1.Watch a video update on the latest round of negotiations and find details on our ongoing organizing for affordable healthcare and a livable wage at the U.
U of M AFSCME locals 3800, 3801, 3937 and 3260 rallied Thursday 9/26 to tell the University Administration not to shift costs to employees. We were joined by special guest Billy Bragg!
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All 3 AFSCME locals at the University of Minnesota presented a joint proposal for a sliding scale health insurance premium. The University administration has refused to even discuss it, dismissing it completely.
On Monday, September 16th, we returned to the negotiating table with the University Administration. Watch a video update on the latest round of negotiations and find details on our ongoing organizing for affordable healthcare and a livable wage at the U.
