Local 8 represents employees within FOUR bargaining units covered by separate CONTRACTS in Ramsey County, Minnesota.
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Featured News
Medicare and Medicaid have saved lives for 60 years. We’re fighting to keep it that way.
University of Pennsylvania libraries staff win union election, extending wave of unionization
Federal funding to help vulnerable Americans in danger of getting cut
New legislation would be transformational for public service workers nationwide
Upcoming Events
DELEGATE NOMINATIONS for Council 5 Convention
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LOCAL 8 CAN SEND 18 DELEGATES TO THE AFSCME MN COUNCIL 5 CONVENTION IN DULUTH THIS SEPTEMBER 24-27.
Executive Board Meeting
The executive board shall be the governing body of the local union except when meetings of the local are in session.
AFSCME National Updates
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To protect our communities, federal workers are speaking out
Federal workers are raising their voices to protect public services and the communities they serve. You can too.
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As Social Security turns 90, we must protect it against ‘a coordinated assault’
As we celebrate the 90th anniversary of Social Security, we also strengthen our commitment fight to protect it.
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Rep. Scott Perry’s vote for the budget bill will hurt working people in PA
AFSCME members call out PA Rep. Scott Perry for budget bill vote.
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A new rule threatens home care providers and their clients
A rule change proposed by the Labor Department threatens home care providers.
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In Phoenix, AFL bus tour reveals Arizonans’ anger over ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’
At the Phoenix stop of the AFL-CIO’s bus tour, AFSCME members railed against lawmakers’ support of the ‘Big Beautiful Bill.”

AFSCME members make America happen.
With members in hundreds of different occupations, AFSCME advocates for fairness in the workplace, excellence in public services and prosperity and opportunity for all working families.