Activity/Organization updates

Approximately 30 MGEC members braved a blustery April day to participate in our latest MGEC lunch on the 4th.  (And about 8 more joined us online!)  The lunch served as a positive forum to hear the latest updates at the legislature, how MGEC is positioning itself for bargaining, and, maybe most importantly, to meet each other in person. Questions from members ranged from legislative updates to MGEC’s capacity to affect change at the legislature to understanding the timelines and potential events that can happen during bargaining. The in-person event facilitated a good discussion of MGEC ... Read More >>

Reminder to save the date for the MGEC Annual Meeting & Golf Tournament scheduled for September 28th, 2023, at Oak Marsh Golf Course in Oakdale, MN. More details to follow as we get closer to the event. ... Read More >>

MGEC staff will be at the Green Lake conference rooms at MnDOT Willmar on Tuesday, April 4th from noon until 1pm.  We will provide lunch and conversation for MGEC folks.  It’s important to have opportunities to see each other in person to answer as many questions as we can.  Many thanks to MGEC Representative Tony Pfau for facilitating this! If you’d like to have a Lunch with MGEC event at your worksite, please reach out to your representative and/or Tony Kelly to set it up. ... Read More >>

MGEC members have a strong presence in almost all lines of business the State of Minnesota runs.  In the spirit of having a stronger recognition of the totality and nuance of our work, we want to take a moment to note the work of our Military Affairs group. Primarily located within the Design and Project Management area at Camp Ripley, there are also a couple of MGEC folks at the Air National Guard bases in Duluth and MSP.  Our function is to provide land survey, design, and project management services for the maintenance of existing National Guard military facilities in Minnesota as well ... Read More >>

As we continue to readjust our work lives coming out of COVID, MGEC is restarting our Lunch with MGEC meetings. We want to visit our member’s worksites so that we can reconnect and introduce new staff - in person!  The visits will include some pizza (or other local favorite) and a chance to connect about your concerns and issues. To be inclusive, we hope those meetings, while in person, can also include those attending through the virtual environment. We hope that the MGEC Representatives, will contact us so we can develop a plan to establish which locations we are going to and when.  We ... Read More >>

MGEC members were able to get some sun, compete for golf prizes, and participate in the Annual Meeting & Dinner on Thursday, September 29th.  Held at Oak Marsh Golf Course, the event offered a much-welcomed recreational opportunity for MGECers to reconnect with each other in person – the first such opportunity since COVID. Sponsored by WSB and Hiway Credit Union, the shotgun-start golf event brought out foursomes from different parts of Minnesota, competing against each other but all united by the MGEC labor agreement.  Awards for play were given to… results here. MGEC is very proud ... Read More >>