If you are participating in the deferred compensation (MNDCP 457b) program, first off, congratulations on taking charge of your financial future! But you also need to be aware that the management of that benefit will be transitioning from the “employee self service” portal to the Minnesota State Retirement System (MSRS) website. The last day to access your salary deferral in self-service is June 16th, and the first day you can manage it in MSRS is July 1; there will be a blackout period. ... Read More >>
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MnDOT Metro Survey:
MnDOT Metro District will be notifying employees in the near future of a new survey process that will assess the current state of the Metro District and inform decision-making as it moves forward. According to DeYoung, the consultant brought on to lead this task, the survey will employe a variety of assessment tools that will bring focus to evaluate Metro’s structure, help it to align to MnDOT’s strategic plan, enhance resource allocation, achieve change-management practices effectively, and increase the ability to be innovative and flexible. The survey tools will include interviews with ... Read More >>
FINAL REMINDER: Scholarship & Awards Application
This is your final reminder to submit your MGEC scholarship applications for the Family Member Scholarships and the Connie Minetor Memorial Scholarship. Applications must be received by MGEC no later than 5:00 pm on June 30, 2025. Winners will be decided by the MGEC Membership Committee in July with announcement in August. MGEC, at their discretion, may award up to $4,000 each calendar year for scholarships, distributed amongst any number of qualified applicants for the Family Member and Connie Minetor Memorial Scholarships. For the MGEC Family Member Scholarship, MGEC will now accept ... Read More >>
A Word from MGEC’s Interim Executive Director
After over 22 years of service, MGEC Executive Director Dana Wheeler has “sailed” towards retirement. We wish him well as he moves into the next chapter, and I thank him for showing me the ropes of MGEC since my own start with the organization in March of 2022. MGEC is a special organization that I feel fortunate to be a part of. As the Exclusive Representative for a group of state employees that has been designated by the legislature as “essential”, it occupies a unique place among the state’s collective bargaining units. Because we have the right to arbitration instead of striking in ... Read More >>
SEGIP Health Insurance Bargaining
As a State of Minnesota employee, your healthcare provided through the SEGIP plan is bargained similarly to how the collective bargaining agreement between MGEC and the State is bargained. But because healthcare is common to all state employees irrespective of which union they belong to, healthcare is bargained with all of the unions as part of a coalition. While Minnesota employees have generally been well-positioned as other employers have increased their costs of healthcare, the economic experience of 2025 is dramatically different. Costs are rising much faster than anticipated; the ... Read More >>
Reminder: Vacation Deadline is Approaching
Every year, MGEC members are placed into the difficult position of having to lower their vacation balances down to the cap of 275 hours before the start of the next fiscal year, July 1st. Please make plans to do so – we don’t want to see anyone lose this benefit! ... Read More >>