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MGEC Election Candidate Notice

14 September 2023
MGEC is guided by an Executive Board. Each year about half of the positions on the board are up for election. Nominations will be received through October 28, 2023. To express interest in a …
Categories: Activity/Organization updates, Newsletters

Sticking with it Paid Off

14 September 2023
After years of grumbling and questions, the Minnesota Department of Heath decided to end their practice of requiring receipts for meals reimbursement. Thanks to Fernando Nacionales for listening to …
Categories: Newsletters, Uncategorized

Market Rate Compensation Support

25 August 2023
The Minnesota Asphalt Pavement Association sent a letter to Governor Walz and MMB that states, “urging you to consider the need for higher salaries for engineers at the Department of …
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MGEC Executive Board Elections

25 August 2023
Nominations have started to come in for MGEC Board positions taking office January 1, 2024. Terms are two years for positions other than Vice President. Open positions include VP, Treasurer, Director …
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MDH Meet and Confer

26 July 2023
MGEC is very thankful that Minnesota Department of Health has finally staffed Human Resources appropriately and fully. The agency provided services to the public throughout the COVID crisis. Staff often took on …
Categories: Activity/Organization updates, Newsletters

MDH Executive Meet and Confer

26 July 2023
July 17, 2023, MDH started Executive Meet & Confers on a quarterly basis. MGEC began with thanking Commissioner Brooke Cunningham for making communication and working with employees a new …
Categories: Activity/Organization updates, Newsletters

MGEC Elections

24 July 2023
Each year the MGEC Executive Board has positions open for the following year allowing half the board to turn over each year. Past board members usually comment that being on the board was educational, a good …
Categories: Activity/Organization updates, Newsletters

Department of Labor & Industry Lunch with MGEC

28 June 2023
MGEC Representative and Board Member Sam Padelford facilitated Lunch with MGEC at the Department of Labor and Industry on Wednesday, June 14th.  Pizza came by way of Little …
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MGEC Representatives

28 June 2023
Did you know MGEC has a number of folks who have stepped into leadership positions as MGEC Worksite Representatives?  If you have any questions that are specific to your works location, reaching out to your …
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Scholarship & Awards Applications Are Open

25 May 2023
MGEC has opened the opportunity to apply for one of three scholarships (2 Family Member Scholarships and 1 Connie Minetor Memorial Scholarship). Applications are currently being …
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Change to MGEC Treasurer

24 May 2023
Congratulations to Laura Lyons on her new position with the State of Minnesota in the Department of Commerce. Because that is not a position represented by MGEC, Laura has resigned as MGEC Treasurer. The …
Categories: Activity/Organization updates, Newsletters

Contact Your Legislators

28 February 2023
The 2021-2023 MGEC Contract is in effect. However, the legislature needs to approve of the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) for it to remain in effect once the current legislature adjourns. That …
Categories: Legislative updates, Newsletters

Dental & Health Insurance

28 February 2023
Do you have ideas or issues with dental and health insurance that we can bring to Coalition Insurance Bargaining in March? If so email us at mgec@mgec.org. …
Categories: Insurance updates, Newsletters, Uncategorized

MGEC Committees

27 February 2023
Each year when the new board begins, they evaluate the committee list and decide which committees they feel they need. As a full member, you have an opportunity to be part of the committee and make recommendations …
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President’s Message

26 January 2023
Here we are wrapping up the first month of 2023! Last year marked 30 years with the State of Minnesota for me. I had the opportunity to serve the MGEC membership very early in my young career and look …
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Public Employee Pension Committee (PEPC)

26 January 2023
On Friday, the 13th, members of the Public Employees’ Pension Commission (PEPC) group convened to discuss the upcoming legislative session in hopes that they can lobby the legislature to …
Categories: Newsletters, Uncategorized

IRS Mileage Increases

26 January 2023
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 …
Categories: Newsletters, Uncategorized

President’s Message

15 December 2022
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 …
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Vacation Donation

9 November 2022
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 …
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Traveling for Work

9 November 2022
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 …
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Election Results

9 November 2022
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 …
Categories: Newsletters, Uncategorized

Floating Holiday

9 November 2022
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 …
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Backpay

9 November 2022
Employees should have received backpay for periods from 7/1/21 - 6/30/22 and 7/1/22 through the pay period ending 10-25-22. In some cases, employees believe they have found errors in the amount of backpay. In those …
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Range Reassignments

9 November 2022
MMB plans to process the MGEC Range Reassignment for affected job classes the weekend of October 28, effective 10/26/2022 (the first day of the second full pay period following contract ratification, as …
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PE Review Class changes

18 February 2021
MGEC will no longer be providing a PE exam review course. MGEC started offering the PE exam review class in the early 1990s; this long standing tradition was successful for almost 30 years! This change is …
Categories: Activity/Organization updates, Education, Newsletters

Early Retirement Incentive (ERI) Update Feb. 2021

18 February 2021
As of January, agencies were able to submit plans to utilize the ERI to MMB. The following agencies have chosen to NOT use the ERI: PCA, MnDOT, Revenue Agencies/Offices …
Categories: Activity/Organization updates, Newsletters

Negotiations Update February 2021

18 February 2021
The Negotiations Committee has been working since last August to review the contract and draft proposals to revise contract language. A negotiation survey was sent out through email on …
Categories: Activity/Organization updates, Bargaining updates, Newsletters

Early Retirement Incentive

11 December 2020
MGEC received the Early Retirement Incentive (ERI) MOU from MMB on December 1st, 2020. MGEC has a process that allows our Executive Committee to approve modifications to the contract when additional …
Categories: Activity/Organization updates, Newsletters

Deferred Compensation

16 July 2020
MMB has again set up their system to automatically match the first $300 that an employee contributes to deferred compensation for FY 2021. No action is required for employees to select the match. …
Categories: Activity/Organization updates, Newsletters

MGEC Updates 3.27.20

27 March 2020
Conference Call with State Labor Unions Governor Walz held a conference phone call with the state employee unions today. His message included some of the following: Thanks to state employees; he knows …
Category: Newsletters

Deferred Compensation Matching Funds

3 June 2019
The current MGEC contract provides for the employer to match the first $300 and employee contributes to his/her deferred compensation account. Each year, to get the $300 matching funds, every …
Category: Newsletters

Welcome to our New Webpage

31 May 2019
Our construction project is complete! MGEC turned 50 last year, and we determined it was time for some much-needed updates to our constitution, policies, committee structure, and member outreach. Our …
Category: Newsletters

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