Newsletters

The annual election of MGEC Board members is coming soon. MGEC is powered by its membership, and its Board of Directors is composed of people who work in the state service just like yourself. We have a deeply committed and active board, and there are opportunities to serve the MGEC membership by serving on the Board of Directors. MGEC Board members set their own interests aside to work to better the working conditions and compensation for every one of our members. Minnesota has strong laws that enable and protect our ability to collectively bargain and protect our members – don’t take them ... Read More >>

On Thursday, September 3rd, MGEC visited the Maplewood MnDOT facility with a Pizza Lunch.  We had a great turnout and a meaningful discussion of current events that affect MGEC members. Two interactive issues dominated the discussion: wage adjustments and healthcare.  As we know, bargaining in each occurs in its own set of negotiations.  Healthcare bargaining occurs just before MAPE and AFSCME get to the heart of their contract bargaining, and the reason ties back our discussion in Maplewood: as hard as we fight against it, healthcare spending competes with the funding available for salary ... Read More >>

MnDOT leadership has recently contacted some supervisors, telling them that they have made “errors” in time approvals, potentially setting off another round of “overpayments” affecting our members.  While each situation must be evaluated independently to determine whether it rises to the level of a grievance, MGEC has responded to MnDOT leadership in no uncertain terms that one party cannot simply change the contract by changing the definitions of contract terms. Please find our response to the latest activity here. (link to pdf- I’ve attached separately for your review) In the original set ... Read More >>

2026’s MGEC Scholarship winners were announced at the dinner.  Congratulations to this year’s winners! Justin Kasa - Family Member Scholarship recipient - son of Eric Kasa Christopher Sether - Family Member Scholarship recipient - son of Dean Sether Martin A. Wagner - Family Member Scholarship recipient - son of Martin J. Wagner Alexis Rustin - Family Member Scholarship recipient - daughter of Matthew Shane Rustin Nathan Bausman – Connie Minetor Memorial Scholarship recipient Mamadou Mbengue – Connie Minetor Memorial Scholarship recipient Congratulations to these ... Read More >>