Article 19, section 2 of MGEC’s contract with the state ties eligible mileage reimbursement rates to the federal IRS rate. As we are all keenly aware, transportation costs have increased, and the IRS has reflected some of that increase by raising the standard mileage rate by 3¢ to 65¢ per mile. When a State-owned vehicle is offered and declined by the employee, the Agency or designee shall authorize that mileage be paid at the rate of seven (7) cents less than the IRS mileage rate. The higher rate may be a paid if the use of the motor pool vehicle would have resulted in a greater cost to the ... Read More >>
Newsletters
President’s Message
Thank you for allowing me to serve as MGEC President in 2022! It was an honor to help lead MGEC through the many challenges presented over the past year. I hope that we increased our transparency and improved communication with all of our members. I enjoyed working with you when you brought concerns forward or shared new exciting ideas. Please continue to do so, those questions and ideas make MGEC a better organization for all of us! I’m excited to support President Dan Sullivan in 2023 as the Past President. On behalf of MGEC, I wish you and your families a safe and healthy holiday ... Read More >>
Vacation Donation
Sometimes our fellow coworkers experience life events where they run into severe hardship because they run out of benefits and are unable to work. You can make a huge difference in their lives! Consider donating some vacation so that our coworkers can continue to afford insurance premiums when they need it most. There are many employees needing your help. Some are employees in the MGEC Bargaining Unit. At least one of them has asked us to call your attention to his need. Please follow the instructions below to look into or contribute to this process. Log in to Self Service Portal using ... Read More >>
Traveling for Work
Employees often ask about traveling for work events or conferences. Sometimes the event or conference starts Monday morning and the employee travels during their off time on the weekend. It is common for the employee and their supervisor to balance the weekend travel time in place of other work time. When the employee travels on their weekend, that often saves the employer money (hotel, meals) and allows them to avoid the less productive time when employees travel on weekdays during the usual work hours. In those situations when the employer won’t work with the employee to balance personal ... Read More >>
Election Results
The 2023 Election results are in. Changes to the board take effect January 1, 2023 which include: Dan Sullivan (MnDOT) ascending from Vice President to President, Fernando Nacionales becoming Vice President, Benton Campbell (PCA) as Secretary Newly elected Directors include: Carroll Aasen (MnDOT), Brandon JB Nelson (MnDOT), Mike Rude (Military Affairs), Luke Schuette (DPS), Mark Trogstad-Isaacson (MnDOT) ... Read More >>
Floating Holiday
Employees denied the Juneteenth Holiday of 2022 shall be allowed an additional floating holiday. This was effective October 4, 2022, but the employer is just getting around to having agency payroll staff enter the additional floating holiday in the payroll system to make it available for employees to use. MMB anticipates that agencies will have added the floating holiday in their system during the November 8th pay period. All eligible employees, who were in employment on June 20, 2022, and covered under this Agreement, shall be eligible for one (1) additional floating holiday which must be ... Read More >>