Minnesota Management and Budget Commissioner Frans Statement on Senate Approval of Employee Contracts and Plans

ST. PAUL, MN – Today, Minnesota Management and Budget Commissioner Myron Frans released the following statement after the Minnesota Senate voted to approved contracts and plans for state employees:

“Today, the Senate approved contracts and employee plans for state workers. My note to the Senate: Thank you for supporting our talented and hard-working state workers and supporting the work they do that is vitally important to our great state. I want to acknowledge the dedication that my colleagues bring to their jobs. I am honored to work with people who so thoroughly believe in the importance of public service. Every day their work has an impact on the lives of Minnesotans throughout the state. I am grateful to the Senate for taking this important step to provide fair contracts to our workers.”

The following contracts and employee plans were included in the Senate’s approval:

• American Federation of State, County, & Municipal Employees (AFSCME)
• AFSCME, Unit 8 (Corrections)
• AFSCME, unit 225 (Radio Communication Operators)
• Minnesota Association of Professional Employees (MAPE)
• Minnesota Government Engineer's Council (MGEC)
• Middle Management Association (MMA)
• State Residential Schools Education Association (SRSEA)
• Commissioner’s Plan, including Medical Specialist Addendum
• Managerial Plan
• Minnesota Nurses Association (MNA)
• MNsure Managerial Plan
• Office of Higher Education Unclassified Personnel Compensation Plan
• Minnesota State Personnel Plan for Administrators
• Inter Faculty Organization

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