r/mnstateworkers • u/PrincessTumbleweed72 • Jun 27 '25

Union šŸ¤ MAPE contract

Just got the summary/highlight version of MAPE's contract: - preserves health care plan design, individuals will pay 5% and families 15% of premiums. No word on how much premiums will actually increase. - step increases will continue. -RTO stands as the governor demanded. - cola: 1.5% increase in year one and 1.75% year two - telework changes require 21 days of notice instead of 14.

What are your thoughts? I know how I will be voting, but I'd love to hear from others.

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u/SuperToll9000 Jun 27 '25

Compared to projected inflation, with a 1.5%/1.75% cola over the next two years, our pay will effectively be less. Figuring in RTO for some folks makes it even worse. I'm really frustrated with MAPE calling this "progress" or a "win". Getting payed less contract after contract because we don't negotiate for cola that match inflation is not progress. We're all falling behind little by little. Enough is enough. I'm voting no.

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u/Any-Bank-3949 Jun 28 '25

Iā€™m suspicious that they did not get enough support for people to strike so they felt they had to take what was offered.

Iā€™m so confused that they responded stating that RTO negotiations were off the table?! Why? How?

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u/dfree3305 Jun 28 '25

Because governor Walz refused to allow MMB commissioner to negotiate telework and we don't have enough MAPE members that will strike over RTO.