Today we remember Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and strive to continue the path he paved fighting for "liberty and justice for all."

Unions are filing petitions to hold elections and winning them at rates not seen in decades, according to data released by the National Labor Relations Board https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/us-union-organizing-unions-election-win-rate-is-surging-nlrb-says-2024-07-17/

Welcome 2026! 🎇 Here's to another year of organizing, building power and fighting for workers! ✊

Local 401 President Jeff Gintz getting a shoutout! Thanks for all your hard work!

📣 Shoutout to Region 14 Director Adkisson!

🎄🎅 We love seeing our members getting in the holiday spirit. Local 1402 members not only received an early visit from Santa but they were also able to tour Duluth’s Great Aquarium and Bentleyville. https://mape.org/news/local-1402-kicks-holidays-style

Thanks for all your hard work Melissa! 🎉

Joyous Kwanzaa! Wishing you the most beautiful fruits of the harvest

MAPE welcomes new Meet and Confer Committees https://mape.org/news/mape-welcomes-new-meet-and-confer-committees

Here's to a season of love, laughter and cherished memories. Merry Christmas 🎄

Locals extend holiday cheer to their communities 🎁 https://mape.org/news/locals-extend-holiday-cheer-their-communities

Shoutout to Loca 1701 member Pete Braith!

Important news from Statewide MAPE President Megan Dayton.

We hope your Hanukkah celebrations have been filled with light and blessings.

"Taylor is the secretary for Local 1701 and I wanted to give props for the AMAZING job on taking minutes. The minutes are detailed yet easy to read and follow. Thanks for stepping up and being a rockstar for us!" ~ Rachel Nynas, Local 1701

Stewards focusing on new skill to help build the union: Storytelling https://mape.org/news/stewards-focusing-new-skill-help-build-union-storytelling

MAPE Election Results are live! Thank you to all the members who ran. Congrats to all the new incoming officers. https://mape.org/resources/mape-documents/mape-internal-election-information

Way to go, Kimberly Czarneski from Local 1701! A steward, Local VP and union advocate! ✊

Members working together to meet each other's needs! It doesn't get more union than that! Join the MAPE Mutual Aid group and see how you can lend a hand! https://mape.org/news/mape-mutual-aid

Our members are amazing! Including Brian MacNeill in Local 1102! 🙌

Record year for new stewards trained! https://mape.org/news/record-year-new-stewards-trained

Shoutout to Member Ann Mitchell, Local 1002! 👏

❗Reminder❗Voting in the MAPE Election closes on Monday! Ballots were emailed via BigPlusle on Dec. 5. Any issues with ballots should be sent to [email protected]. https://mape.org/resources/mape-documents/mape-internal-election-information

MAPE Statement on ICE raids from Political Council Chair Nicole Juan: https://ow.ly/2Xfi50XGyCU

🎉 Shoutout to member Kent Barnad from Local 1001 🎉

For the past year, Catherine Okoneski has served as a Co-Regional Steward Director, and members say her impact is clear. https://mape.org/news/members-praise-work-region-6-co-steward-director

Shoutout to MAPE member Jennifer Johnson! 🎉

Minnesota’s budget outlook remains steady for the current biennium, but the state continues to face long-term structural challenges. mape.org/news/mape-pr...

Local 1303 leaders hosted a meet and greet this week at Lino Lakes Correctional Facility. Members were greeted with coffee, donuts, fruit, conversation and solidarity before they began their shifts.

MAPE member in the news 🥳 Local 101's Genevieve Furtner and her staff of just one other person will have raised about 42,000 muskies and 6 million walleye to stock Minnesota lakes. 👏👏https://ow.ly/FoEo50WnHGv

In a final 20-hour bargaining marathon, MAPE members secured a tentative agreement for the 2025-2027 contract that protects health care, delivers wage increases and builds long-overdue telework protections. 🎉https://mape.org/news/mape-members-secure-tentative-2025-2027-contract-agreement

We're in Warren, Michigan, talking to community leaders and organizers who were able to succeed because we invested in them in their hardest moments through SNAP and Medicaid. People across the country are saying “NO TO THE BILLIONAIRE GIVEAWAY”

Non-faculty, non-supervisory staff at Macalester College have voted to unionize.

Welcome to our newest members of MAPE at Macalester College! After months of organizing, Macalester College staff have voted to join MAPE, forming a new bargaining unit of non-faculty, non-supervisory employees much like those we represent in MnState already. mape.org/news/macales...

Push Week Rally in Duluth this morning! Fair Contract Now! The State Works because WE DO! DO NOT Balance the Budget on OUR Backs!

Out of an abundance of caution my Department of Public Safety is recommending that people do not attend any political rallies today in Minnesota until the suspect is apprehended.

“We are devastated by the targeted killings of Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, and the shooting of Senator John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette."

Town Hall today at 12 p.m. Watch on the live stream on YouTube: www.youtube.com/live/rJ3GyYI... The recording will be available on YouTube immediately following the town hall.

#solidarity ✊

President Dayton spoke at the joint press conference this morning about the state's announcement to close Stillwater prison. Her remarks begin at the 9-minute mark. kstp.com/kstp-news/to...

If SEGIP has its way, MAPE members and their families’ health care premiums could go up as much as 160% and out-of-pocket costs could increase by two-thirds. mape.org/news/segips-...

MAPE member Michael Diedrich, a policy analyst at MDE, noted that while test scores are a “day in time,” graduation rates represent a “confluence of the academic side of things with that student connection to school.” www.startribune.com/mn-high-scho...

MAPE member in the news! 🥳 Melissa Wenzel is the built environment sustainability administrator for the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) www.startribune.com/want-a-cheap...

It's #MAYDAY! We are the many. They are the few. Minnesotans are joining the national call to action to stop the billionaire takeover. Workers and community members will be standing across the nation. Find an event near you: www.maydaystrongmn.org #Internationalworkersday

It’s simple—when the rich pay their fair share and every worker has a union, we can build an economy that protects our families and our futures for generations to come. #UnionsForAll

Our Basic Steward Training (BST) yesterday was huge! 45 MAPE members learned about the role of a steward and how to be a point person for their local to assist with member questions. The next BST will be Aug. 15, mape.org/events/basic...

Minnesota: Your protests are making headlines! This was on Rachel Maddow last night. Keep it up — I’m with you all the way 💪👏

This isn’t just hard work—it’s skilled, essential labor. These workers move as a team, and they’re fighting to be respected, protected, and paid like one.

Raise your hand if you unapologetically support ppl working together in labor unions 🙋‍♀️

It's been 100 days since the second Trump administration took office. Since then, tariffs, the clawbacks of federal funding and an immigration crackdown have hit the state’s economy and policies. Our reporters break down some of the effects on Minnesota: www.minnpost.com/national/202...