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PROGRESSIVE DUES AMENDMENT APPROVED BY CONVENTION DELEGATES - see "NEWS" article for details.
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Progressive Dues Proposal Passes
A message from the Director: Progressive Dues Proposal Passes! Delegates at the annual Council 65 convention passed the proposed constitutional amendment that will set into motion a transition to a new progressive dues system. For those of you who have not taken the time to attend one of the 11 dues forums held across the State, or if you did not attend the convention to learn firsthand about the proposal let me summarize: Progressive Dues are in simple terms, dues that are based on your salary. To meet the definition of progressive as defined in the International Constitution, a dues system had to based on one of these three systems: (1) a percentage of the employee’s salary per pay period; (2) a multiple of the employee’s hourly rate of pay – 2 times or 2.5 times or 2.75 times hourly rate of pay; (3) a progression of salaries or pay ranges - $10 & under pays X; $15.00 - $10.01 pays – Y; $20.00 - $15.01 pays – Z. The Council 65 Dues committee members examined many options and along with the assistance of Mike Mann from the International developed a proposal that would allow the Council to maintain the level of services without creating any long term debt, nor generate any significant surpluses. The Dues committee recommended that to implement the system and minimize the increases that are inevitable with a truly progressive system, annual caps or maximums were included with the proposal.
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AFSCME Council 65 covers the entire state of Minnesota, with the exception of the State employees, Metro Minneapolis/St Paul area, and metro Duluth and St. Louis County Employees. That means we go from International Falls to Worthington to Rochester. We have staff all over the state who service their immediate area. Council 65 works to improve the pay and working conditions of its members and is committed to winning respect and appreciation through strong contracts for the public employees of Greater Minnesota
MLPNA Convention - April 20-22, 2010 - Alexandria Holiday Inn - see News Article for more information
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