Minnesota News

BMS Case No. 25PCL0540 - Denial of Request for Reconsideration

2025-10-17T20:59:50Z

Minnesota Management & Budget, St. Paul, Minnesota

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AFSCME Minnesota Council 5, South St. Paul, Minnesota

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Minnesota Association of Professional Employees, Shoreview, Minnesota

The Bureau denied the submitted Request for Reconsideration.

BMS Case No. 25PCL0540 - Unit Clarification

2025-09-09T20:57:19Z

Minnesota Management & Budget, St. Paul, Minnesota

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AFSCME Minnesota Council 5, South St. Paul, Minnesota

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Minnesota Association of Professional Employees, Shoreview, Minnesota

The classifications of Dairy Inspector 1, Dairy Inspector 2 and Interstate Milk Rating Officer are removed from Unit No. 7 – Technical Unit. 2. The classifications of Dairy Inspector 1, Dairy Inspector 2 and Interstate Milk Rating Officer are placed into Unit No. 14 – General Professional Unit.

BMS Case No. 24PCE2002 (2)

2025-02-13T20:22:34Z

International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 49

Minneapolis, Minnesota

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City of Alexandria

Alexandria, Minnesota

The Bureau denied the submitted Request for Reconsideration.

BMS Case No. 24PCE2002

2024-12-10T20:36:51Z

International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 49

Minneapolis, Minnesota

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City of Alexandria

Alexandria, Minnesota

The Bureau determined the unit proposed by the Union was appropriate.

BMS Case No. 24PCL1011 & 24PCL1012

2024-05-31T20:03:42Z

City of Staples, Minnesota

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International Brotherhood of Electrical

Workers, Chapter 31,

Duluth, Minnesota

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American Federation of State, County and

Municipal Employees, Council 65,

St. Cloud, Minnesota

The Bureau clarified the current units represented by AFSCME Council 65 and IBEW Chapter 31.

BMS Case No. 24PRE0022 (Request for Reconsideration)

2023-10-16T15:11:07Z

Minnesota Management & Budget,

St. Paul, Minnesota

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Law Enforcement Labor Services, Inc.,

Brooklyn Center, Minnesota

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American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, Council 5,
South St. Paul, Minnesota

The Bureau received a request for reconsideration and an unfair election practice claim from the AFSCME, stating the majority verification process should not apply to established units and the Employer unfairly influenced the outcome of the election.

The Bureau found that no unfair election practice that affects the result of an election occurred. The Union’s request for reconsideration was sustained and a Notice of Mail Ballot Election Order was issued on October 10, 2023.

BMS Case No. 23PCL0820

2023-07-06T20:44:17Z

City of Minneapolis,

Minneapolis Minnesota

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Police Officers Federation of Minneapolis,

Minneapolis, Minnesota

The positions of Police Sergeant and Police Lieutenant remain included within the appropriate unit certified to the Police Officers Federation of Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

BMS Case No. 21PRE0388

2023-06-05T21:23:28Z

City of St. Cloud, Minnesota

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Law Enforcement Labor Services, Inc.,

Brooklyn Center, Minnesota

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International Association of Machinists & Aerospace

Workers, Vadnais Heights, Minnesota

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American Federation of State, County, and Municipal

Employees, St. Cloud, Minnesota

Support Services Supervisors of the St. Cloud Police Department are supervisory employees in accordance with Minn. Stat. 179A.03, subd. 17, are excluded from the unit certified to American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, and are no longer certified but are eligible to submit a new petition for certification should they choose.

BMS Case No. 23PCL0037

2022-12-22T17:15:31Z

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota

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American Federation of State, County and Municipal

Employees, Council 5, South St. Paul, Minnesota

The HC Pro 1-Histotechnology and HC Pro 2-Histotechnology classifications are assigned to University of Minnesota Unit 7. The description of Unit 7 is amended to include classification title HC Pro 1-Histotechnology and HC Pro 2-Histotechnology.

BMS Case No. 22PCE1956

2022-08-04T15:04:25Z

Anoka County
Anoka, Minnesota
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American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees,
Council 5 South St. Paul, Minnesota

AFSCME filed a certification petition for "All employees of the Anoka County Libraries". A hearing was held in which the Bureau determined that the petitioned for unit was not an appropriate unit. The appropriate unit is "All clerical and technical employees of Anoka County, who are public employees within the meaning of Minn. Stat. 179A.03, Subd. 14, excluding the appraiser, senior appraiser, professional, supervisory, confidential, essential, and all other employees." This unit is not currently represented.