AFSCME Council 5

11/09/2026

💚💚💚 AFSCME members NEVER QUIT

11/05/2026

This Native American Heritage Month, we celebrate the rich heritage, resilience and contributions of Native American and Indigenous communities.

We are proud to honor the Native American workers who serve our communities and strengthen our labor movement.

11/04/2026

Our Western Lake Superior Sanitary District (WLSSD) AFSCME Local 66 union members held their annual chili feed commemorating their strike back in 2002!! ✊🎉 We learn about how to wage future fights when we remember and learn from those we fought in the past 💚

11/03/2026

Election Day is here! Polls in Minnesota close at 8pm and REMEMBER - if you are in line BY 8pm you can stay in line to vote.

NOTE: Your employer MUST ensure you have time off to go vote if you do so during regularly-scheduled work time WITHOUT forcing you to use PTO/vacation time.

Go to mnvotes.org to find your polling location!

10/31/2026

There's no better treat than having a voice on the job. Happy Halloween! 🎃👻

10/29/2026

Tonight, AFSCME turned out big time for our very own Local 221 member Louis McNutt For Minnesota Senate! Working people need champions in the halls of power to hold corporations and politicians accountable to lower costs, make housing more affordable, improve workers’ rights, and ensure equitable access to health care! ✊💚🔥

10/28/2026

The labor movement was built by people like Dolores Huerta. It was created to ensure a strong voice for the voiceless and power for the working class. Dolores Huerta’s legacy lives in all of us. Every action. Every strike. Every boycott. Every conversation. Rest in power, sister ✊

We are deeply saddened to announce that our beloved mother, Dolores Huerta, has passed away today at the age of 96. As you can imagine, this is an incredibly difficult time for us, and we ask for privacy as we grieve this incredible loss to our family. We know that many of you around the world share in our mourning, and we will be following up on plans to recognize and celebrate her incredible life and legacy.

With gratitude,
Dolores Huerta’s Family 

Angela L. Torres, photo credit

Media Contacts
Erik Olvera | [email protected] | 415-994-3242
Lara Bergthold | [email protected]

10/27/2026

Join us THIS THURSDAY to help elect our very own Council 5, Local 221 member Louis McNutt For Minnesota Senate!! ✊💚🎉

Come door knock with Louis in Congressional District 6! We will be knocking with AFSCME Union members to make sure that we reach every voter in the crucial last days before November 3rd. Training and walk lists will be provided, along with bottled water for volunteers. All you need to bring is a pai...

10/26/2026

SHARE - Our AFSCME Council 5 union members are ALL OVER MINNESOTA encouraging our union members, friends, and neighbors to VOTE! 💚💪

➡️ NEXT STEPS

- Make a plan to vote! Decide whether you will vote early or in-person on Election Day November 3rd.

- KNOW YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS. Decide WHEN you want to go vote and ensure your employer DOES NOT require you to utilize any of your leave accruals in order to do so. Your employer MUST pay you for this time to vote when you do so during your regular work time. (see Minnesota Statutes 204C.04 and 204C.08 subd. 1d).

- Go vote and take the sufficient time you need to do so.

- Make sure your coworkers, family members, and neighbors use their right to vote and inform them of this Minnesota State Law protecting workers and our right to vote.

10/23/2026

We’re voting to elect candidates who have plans to help working families and know it’s time to get the job done.

The best way to do that is by voting early.

Visit https://afscmemn.org/election to find your AFSCME Council 5 endorsed candidates, and see where and how you can vote early.

AND VOLUNTEER at an upcoming Door knock or phone bank to elect our candidates: https://www.mobilize.us/mnaflcio/

✅ Come and knock on doors for our very own Council 5, Local 221 member Louis McNutt who is running for Minnesota Senate! Thursday, October 29th at 4pm. Location: 1330 Edmonson Ave NE. Monticello, MN 55362 ✊