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 for granted! Consider taking your support to the next ... Read More >>
Newsletters
2025 Golf Tournament & Results
THANK YOU to everyone who came out to the MGEC Annual Golf Tournament! We had 36 MGEC players across 9 teams playing alongside one of our sponsors from WSB! This event would not be possible without the support of our sponsors. We would like to extend a grateful THANK YOU to: WSB Bolton and Menk Bollig Here are how the teams fared for the day. ... Read More >>
Bargaining Update
As you’re no doubt aware, the contract between MGEC and the State of Minnesota expired on the last day of June. While it is always a source of frustration to have a contract expire before a successor labor agreement is in place, this is consistent with the history of bargaining with the State, and is common in the public sector more broadly. We have a set of mutually agreed upon dates with the State to bargain the next contract, beginning in September and running into December on a roughly two-week cycle. In our ideal scenario we will not require all the dates and can arrive at a ... Read More >>
Proposed Constitution & Bylaws Changes
For the past 18 months, the MGEC Board and Membership Committee have reviewed our Constitution and Bylaws to ensure our organization is up-to-date, transparent, and efficient. Full members were emailed proposed changes to the Constitution and Bylaws. Thank you to the Full members that have voted. If you have not placed your vote, there is still time. Voting closes on August 26th. If you need assistance finding the link to vote, feel free to reach out to Donna@mgec.org. Remember if you want to have your voice heard and you are not currently a full member you can join now. ... Read More >>
MGEC Golf Tournament and Annual Meeting & Dinner
Registration is open for both the MGEC Golf Tournament and the MGEC Annual Meeting & Dinner. The Golf Tournament and Annual Meeting & Dinner will be held at the Oak Marsh Golf Course in Oakdale, MN on September 22nd. Registration closes 5:00 pm September 12th. The Golf Tournament will begin at 2:00 pm and end approximately 5:15 pm. Winners will be announced shortly thereafter. The cost to play 9 holes which includes a cart is $50. See registration link below. For those attending the dinner & meeting, social hour will begin at 5:30 pm with dinner at 6:00 pm. There is no cost ... Read More >>
MnDOT Meet and Confer Topics: Published Seniority Lists
On Wednesday, August 13, MGEC met with MnDOT senior leadership in our quarterly meet-and-confer meeting to discuss items of interest. The first agenda item related to the seniority lists that are regularly updated and published internally in the agency. Originally, the lists were published by classification seniority; employees could see where they stood in their job class against others in the same class across the whole state. At some point in the last several years, however, MnDOT began publishing the lists by “seniority unit”, essentially seniority by district, not statewide. MGEC’s ... Read More >>