Who Is AFSCME LOCAL 34

AFSCME LOCAL 34 - Established in April 1950. AFSCME Local 34 represents over 2000 employees of Hennepin County. As a member, you become a supporter in our efforts to maintain and improve working conditions for everyone. Of those 2000+ members, we represent workers such as Human Service Representatives, Child Support Officers, Volunteer Coordinators, Public Health Nurses, Financial Case Aides, Social Workers, Child protection Workers, Psychologists, and Chemical Dependency Counselors. _______________________________________________________________________________________

AFSCME Local 34 Mission Statement: 

To unite Hennepin County employees within the jurisdiction of AFSCME for mutual welfare, protection, and advancement.  

To work for the establishment and maintenance of fair salaries, reasonable working hours, adequate working conditions, and fair personnel practices. 

To foster and promote a good understanding between the employees, their employer, and the public.  

To fulfill our commitment to social justice for all people through the reasonable use of Union energies and resources.

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Hennepin County AFSCME Locals: There are six different AFSCME locals within Hennepin County: Local 34 - Social Services and related, Local 552 – Probation and Parole, Local 1719 – Adult Corrections  / Work House, Local 2822 – Clerical and related, Local 2864 – Professional (Librarians), and Local 2938, Legal. 

We all belong to the same AFSCME Council, AFSCME Council 5 and the same AFSCME International Union.

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Why Should I Become a Dues Paying Member of AFSCME Local 34 Verses a Fair Share Fee Payer? You Decide!!! 

AFSCME Member benefits are… 

•Eligible for union steward advocacy and support in grievance

•Eligible for union arbitration advocacy

• Eligible for Delta Dental

• Eligible for AFSCME Advantage

• Eligible to run for Union Executive Board, Union Steward, or Council 5 Officer positions (after 1 year full year of membership in good standing)

•Able to attend monthly General Membership meetings

•Able to vote on union initiatives and in local officer elections

•Able to vote in contract negotiations

•Able to serve as a committee participant

•Able to participate in Union-County Management meetings concerning workplace issues

•Able to participate in AFSCME P.E.O.P.L.E. Committee and program

•Able to attend and represent Local 34 at conferences and conventions

 AFSCME Fair Share Fee Payer benefits are… 

• Eligible for union steward advocacy and support in grievance

• Eligible for union arbitration advocacy

• Eligible for Delta Dental

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College Scholarships - Available for Members of AFSCME

AFSCME Council 5 Sponsored Scholarships: http://afscmemn.org/resources/scholarships/index.php

Clarence J. Moss Scholarship

Robert L. Norberg Scholarship

Richard E. Patterson Scholarship

AFSCME International Sponsored Scholarships: http://www.afscme.org/members/852.cfm

• Jerry Wurf Memorial Fund
  
• Joey Parisi Scholarship
  Available to a staff person or local officer who is a full-time or release-time AFSCME organizer, this scholarship covers tuition to the National Labor College.
• AFSCME/UNCF: Union Scholars Program
  AFSCME has joined with the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) to let eligible college students experience what it's like to be part of the labor movement.
• AFSCME Family Scholarship
  $2,000 renewable scholarship awarded to 13 high school seniors each year.
• Union Plus Scholarship
• Nadra Floyd Memorial Scholarship
  A $2,000 renewable scholarship for AFSCME members and staff who would like to attend the National Labor College in Silver Spring, Maryland.
• Jerry Clark Memorial Scholarship
  A collegiate scholarship for juniors and seniors who major in political science; it includes a summer internship in the AFSCME Political Action Department in Washington, D.C.
• AFSCME Affiliate Scholarship Programs
  
• Union Plus National Labor College Scholarship
  
• Union Plus Education Services

Minnesota AFL-CIO Sponsored Scholarships: http://www.mnaflcio.org/sch_07.htm

David K. Roe Scholarship                                                

Hubert H. Humphrey Memorial Award                          

Donald Pill Memorial Award                                            

Martin Duffy Adult Learner Scholarship Award

Nellie Stone Johnson Scholarship Program - Click here

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Union Contract, Union Newsletter, and the Union Website 

CONTRACT: The contract can be viewed and referenced by going to the AFSCME Local 34 web site at: www.afscmelocal34.org. In addition, each Local 34 steward should have a hard copy of the contract. 

NEWSLETTER: The Local 34 Banner, which is Local 34’s Newsletter, is published on a monthly basis. Look for the newsletter every month at your work site, via a Union Steward, via the Local 34 web site, or by contacting our editor, Wes Volkenant, at: Wesley.Volkenant@co.hennepin.mn.us for your electronic copy. 

WEBSITE: Local 34’s website offers information on a variety of issues of importance to union members and their families, locally, nationally and internationally. Feel free to visit the site at www.afscmelocal34.org.

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