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The Minnesota office of Management and Budget has changed its policy on insurance coverage that will directly affect employees …

Contract language in the MAPE, MMA, and MGEC contract allows an employee to work part-time but continue to receive a full-time contribution for …

Considering retirement. SEGIP will offer free two hour seminars for employees. Links to dates and registration. Link: https://mn.gov/mmb/segip/retirement/retirement-insurance-seminars.jsp …

MGEC is opening the opportunity to apply for scholarships (Family Member Scholarships and Connie Minetor Memorial Scholarship). Applications will be accepted starting March 1, 2025, and …

The MGEC Executive Board changes about half its members each year. That allows all members greater opportunity for participation. This year we are saying thanks to the following board members who have …

The Minnesota Infrastructure Alliance, formerly known as MN 2050, has rebranded and is planning communication and advocacy strategies for the upcoming …

On Wednesday, November 5th, a “meet and confer” meeting was held between senior MnDOT staff and MGEC.  The goal of a meet and confer is to identify issues that affect members within a specific agency …

Minnesota Management and Budget (MMB)– the state agency that manages operations for its various agencies – announced that they are altering how they expect time to be entered for employees who …

Each year MGEC provides members an opportunity to elect half their Executive Board. The following positions are open, and the nominees listed are those who have expressed interest thus far. Nominations remain …

THANK YOU to everyone who came out to the MGEC Annual Golf Tournament! With clear skies and a temp in the low 80s, we could not have had better weather!  We had 36 MGEC players across 12 …

On Monday, July 8th, Tony Kelly travelled to Camp Ripley to meet with our Military Affairs group to discuss current MGEC issues over amazing pizza from The Main Gate.  While this is an off year for …

The deadline to renew your professional license is June 30, 2024. We recommend double checking confirmation of your license renewal. The employer will do a license …

Your Position Description (PD) is the basis of all things relating to your compensation: job audits, reallocations, or agency-initiated compensation studies all use the PD as the first step …

The public employee bargaining unit representatives on the Joint Labor Management Committee on Health Insurance are interested in your feedback about the current vision benefits offered by the …

MGEC has opened the opportunity to apply for scholarships (Family Member Scholarships and Connie Minetor Memorial Scholarship). Applications must be received by MGEC no …

MGEC is opening the opportunity to apply for scholarships (Family Member Scholarships and Connie Minetor Memorial Scholarship). Applications will be accepted starting March 1, 2024, and …

Happy New Year from Okinawa!   First and foremost, thank you to Dan Sullivan for his leadership in the past year! His hard work and along with a dedicated MGEC Staff and bargaining team, we were able to …

We had hoped to be sending out the MGEC summary, redline contract with grids and the ballot. Unfortunately, we are still waiting for the state's compensation department to complete the appendices in the contract …

MGEC encourages every opportunity to get members together, have fun and discuss business or concerns.  The golf event, a highlight for many members, produced a winning score of -10 …

Open Enrollment - All benefits except short term disability will be included in open enrollment this year. October 26 - Nov. 15. Information will be posted on the website (https://mn.gov/mmb/segip/) by Oct. …

Thank you to all of the golfers that participated in our annual golf tournament. We were fortunate to have beautiful weather which contributed to the fun day everyone had. Events like this are a great …

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 …

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 …

MGEC has started the process to bargain the 2023-2025 labor agreement.  We are always interested in the bargaining process for the other unions like MAPE and AFSCME.  They recently started bargaining with …

The Minnesota Board of Architecture, Engineering, Land Surveying, Landscape Architecture, Geoscience, and Interior Design (AELSLAGID) is proposing a set of rule changes that will affect licensed …

The Legislative Commission on Pensions and Retirement (LPCR) met a number of times this legislative session and held its last regular meeting on Monday, April 17.  Comprised of …

The Minnesota Department of Public Safety Office of Pipeline Safety (OPS) is the state agency that oversees the safe operations of pipelines by working with …

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. …

MGEC is powered by its membership.  Our strength at the bargaining table comes from those who choose to be members.  But the team that steps to the next level are those elected to the Executive Board.  Serving …

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 …

Health insurance for State of Minnesota employees is collectively bargained.  But unlike regular contract bargaining where each bargaining unit negotiates its own package, our healthcare is bargained as a …

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 …

The MGEC Executive Board changes about half its members each year. That allows all members greater opportunity for participation. This year we are saying thanks to the following board members who have …

The state doesn’t consistently provide MGEC with updates to your work and personal information.  In the event of a state shut down, we need a way to communicate with our members via their personal emails.  …

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 …

One of the most frustrating things that can happen when the employer unintentionally (or intentionally) violates our contract is being unable to do anything about it because of a technicality. By far, the most …

As we are all aware, we are working under a contract whose term ran through June 30th, 2021. However, the terms of the contract remain in effect until …

Too often state employees find themselves in interviews with HR alone. Sometimes they are asked to recount something they witnessed.  But sometimes these interviews can transition an employee from being a …

It’s that time again to renew your professional license. License renewals are due by June 30th. Every year we receive calls from members whose renewal didn’t get processed properly and they pay a fine to MN …

The deadline for Scholarship and Award nominations is Thursday, June 30, 2022 by 5:00pm. If you plan on submitting a Scholarship application, be sure to submit both …

Thank you MAPD for co-sponsoring the professional ethics seminar, Justin Weinberg for a great job speaking and to those that attended. Certificates have been emailed. The last certificates were emailed …

Where the ASCE report card tries to condense into a single letter the condition of our vast systems of infrastructure for public consumption, the MN 2050 group is building a coalition of infrastructure …

On Wednesday, April 26th, the American Society of Civil Engineers issued its quadrennial report card for the status of infrastructure in the State of Minnesota.  Despite our state’s unofficial state motto as …

“The Promotional and Recruiting Committee is seeking award nominations for the annual Golden Slide Rule Award and the Distinguished Citizenship Award. Read More …

The MGEC Executive Board changes about half its members each year. That allows all members greater opportunity for participation. This year we are saying thanks to the following board members who have …

The election results are in! The following members have been elected to the MGEC Executive Board effective January 1, 2020.  Congratulations! President:  Jeff Cremin (DPS) Treasurer:  Gene …

Time Sensitive Request for Comments- Deadline: Wednesday, September 18, 2019 by 4:30 pm  The MN AELSLAGID Board is proposing an amendment that addresses allowing individuals to take the …