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  1. Minneapolis, Minn. [Minneapolis, Minn]09 Sep 2001: 01A.
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  7. Commissioner Jan Malcolm said her department would be "in triage mode" - reserving its resources for the most critical functions, such as disease outbreaks. "We'll keep our labs and epidemiological functions going," she said. What will suffer? "Prevention and education," she said. "We may not have enough staff for all restaurant inspections, food safety inspections, well water inspections." Ditto for requests for birth certificates, death certificates and adoption records, all of which go through the department, she said."
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  338. Strike's impact would be felt in mix of areas If the two largest state employees' unions go on strike, getting a driver's license could take time, but fires will still be fought.: [METRO Edition]
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  340. Smith, Dane; Patricia Lopez Baden; deFiebre, Conrad; Staff Writer. Star Tribune; Minneapolis, Minn. [Minneapolis, Minn]09 Sep 2001: 01A.
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  393. One realm where the strike is likely to produce no shutdown but noticeable inconvenience is the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system, where about 5,000 of 16,000 employees are MAPE and AFSCME members.
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  395. More than 4,200 of the Department of Transportation's 5,500 workers are under AFSCME and MAPE contracts, but road construction projects are privately contracted and wouldn't be affected by a public employee strike, spokeswoman Judy Melander said. Supervisors will ensure that roads remain safe to drive on, but such routine maintenance as mowing along highways would be cut back, she said.
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  397. - Wages: MAPE is seeking increases of 6 1/2 percent in the first year of a two-year contract and 4 percent the second year. AFSCME is asking for 6 1/2 percent increases each year. The unions have argued that the state offers a subinflationary level (2.5 percent per year for AFSCME; 2 percent for MAPE), considerably less than the increases won recently by state employees' counterparts in the private sector. The state argues that a limited amount of money was earmarked by the Legislature for contract settlements. Further, the state contends that when annual "step" increases are factored in, about 75 percent of MAPE members and 52 percent of AFSCME members would get annual wage increases of about 5 percent.
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  457. The lakes will be stocked with fish this fall as planned, and Minnesota State Lottery tickets will be as available as ever, but it might take longer to get a driver's license, a birth certificate or a flu shot if the two largest state employees' unions go on strike a week from Monday.
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  459. The months-long impasse remains between state officials and unions representing almost 60 percent of its 52,000-person workforce: AFSCME (Council 6 of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees) and MAPE (Minnesota Association of Professional Employees).
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  461. The parties agreed to a request Thursday from the Bureau of Mediation Services not to discuss the negotiations publicly.
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  463. The next round of official talks is scheduled for Thursday.
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  465. But in the meantime, state officials are scrambling to prepare for a strike, should it come, and are beginning to alert the public about what to expect.
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  467. "We will be trying to keep as much of state government going as we can," Employee Relations Commissioner Julien Carter said Friday. "We will be basically open for business."
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  469. Union leaders say that while state officials might try to suggest the effects will be minimal, "the reality is that there is going to be an impact, some of it major and immediate, and for other services, the effect will be cumulative," said Peter Benner, executive director of AFSCME.
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  471. Some prospective replacement nurses, for instance, are being told to prepare for six 12-hour shifts a week, Benner said, and "you can't be asking people to do 72-hour work weeks indefinitely." Employees who are reassigned to cover for strikers will leave holes at their regular jobs, he said.
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  473. While immediate effects might seem minimal, Benner said, "a strike scenario won't be confined to a day or two."
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  475. About 1,000 National Guard members began training this weekend at Camp Ripley to fill in for union members who take care of the state's most vulnerable wards: those in state facilities who suffer from mental illness, developmental disabilities, mental retardation and chemical dependency.
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  477. "Our first and primary emphasis [in the replacement training] is on health and safety and providing as much stability as possible," said Elaine Timmer, assistant commissioner for State Operated Services.
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  481. State parks, trails and public lake access points will remain open in the event of a strike, but users should expect fewer "amenities" such as interpretive programs, according to the Department of Natural Resources.
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  483. The state's annual fish-stocking effort will proceed, the department says. Millions of walleye, muskie and catfish fingerlings represent a sizable investment, and they will be transported from rearing ponds by supervisors, reassigned nonstriking workers and temporary hires, said Fisheries Division Director Ron Payer.
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  485. Fall hunting seasons will continue as planned, and fishing and hunting license sales, which are handled by an outside private vendor, will not be interrupted.
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  487. One of the DNR's top priorities will be readiness to respond to wildfires. The state's "smoke-chasers" are seasonal, nonunion workers.
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  489. Would-be violators of fish and game laws should take note: The DNR's conservation officers are not members of AFSCME or MAPE and will be on duty.
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  491. Human services
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  493. One of the larger and more seriously affected agencies would be the Department of Human Services, where about three-fourths of the 6,800 employees are AFSCME or MAPE members.
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  495. However, as with some other state agencies, those workers' absences might not be noticed much by the general public, at least in the first few days and weeks of a strike. Much of the department's work involves administrative processing of health and welfare programs that are provided by county governments.
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  499. The Minnesota State Lottery is another agency where the strike "won't have any short-term effect of any significance," said director George Anderson. Although about three-fourths of the 200 lottery employees would be on strike, lottery tickets are distributed by a "third-party courier" and much of the day-to-day operations of the lottery are automated, Anderson said. A long strike could affect such things as the agency's ability to plan and market new games, he said.
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  501. Colleges
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  503. One realm where the strike is likely to produce no shutdown but noticeable inconvenience is the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system, where about 5,000 of 16,000 employees are MAPE and AFSCME members.
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  505. Professors and instructors would not be on strike, so classes and general operations would continue, but receptionists, clerks, building maintenance personnel, technical workers and service employees would be striking.
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  507. Groundskeeping, janitorial upkeep, food service, and administrative services probably would be affected, MnSCU spokesman Linda Kohl said.
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  509. Workers at the University of Minnesota would not be a part of a strike.
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  513. The degree to which state departments are affected varies widely.
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  515. The Revenue Department, for instance, could lose 90 percent of its staff. Of its 1,150 workers, only 130 are non-union.
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  517. Becky Christianson, a spokeswoman for the department, said that everyone who shows up will be diverted to what is arguably the state's most important task - revenue collections. "We could all be in the mail room opening mail on the 17th," she said, laughing, "from the commissioner down to myself."
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  519. Tax collections not only have to be entered, but processed, deposited and readied for disbursement, she said. Every dollar the state hands out to local governments, charities, nursing homes and the like must pass first through the Revenue Department. "We'll try to keep the phones answered," she said, "but obviously there will be a lot of functions we won't be able to perform."
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  523. The Health Department would face a similar dilemma.
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  525. Commissioner Jan Malcolm said her department would be "in triage mode" - reserving its resources for the most critical functions, such as disease outbreaks. "We'll keep our labs and epidemiological functions going," she said. What will suffer? "Prevention and education," she said. "We may not have enough staff for all restaurant inspections, food safety inspections, well water inspections." Ditto for requests for birth certificates, death certificates and adoption records, all of which go through the department, she said.
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  527. One lurking concern: Flu season is coming, and while most vaccinations are done by local clinics and health care providers, the Health Department plays a role in vaccine distribution, Malcolm said.
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  529. All but the most urgent complaints about nursing homes may have to wait, she said, along with other regulatory functions.
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  533. Services for drivers and criminal justice agencies would be cut at the Department of Public Safety, where more than half the 1,800 employees are represented by AFSCME or MAPE, said Commissioner Charlie Weaver.
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  535. At the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) crime lab, for example, "our ability to turn around evidence will be significantly slowed down," Weaver said. Likewise, entry of fingerprints and convictions into databases used for criminal background checks would be limited, he added.
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  537. The Division of Driver and Vehicle Services, which handles driver's license tests, renewals and auto registrations, would be forced to reduce its services, Weaver said. "I'm not sure all our centers will remain open," he said.
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  539. Similar cutbacks would occur in the fire marshal, emergency management and victim services units, he said.
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  541. State Patrol troopers and BCA investigators, who work under separate union contracts, are not preparing to strike. Those officers, along with private security guards who would be hired to replace striking Capitol Security workers, can keep the peace in the event of a strike, Weaver said.
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  543. Although state troopers are legally barred from strikebreaking, Weaver said they could ensure that nonstriking employees reach their workplaces safely. "It's a fine line, but they are not completely out of the picture," he said of the troopers.
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  545. Minnesota's 1,700 AFSCME state prison guards are prohibited from joining a strike. But 1,400 clerical workers, parole and probation agents, prison instructors and treatment providers could walk out. "All essential functions would continue," said Corrections Commissioner Sheryl Ramstad Hvass. "But there would be cessation or reduction of some prison programming."
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  547. More than 4,200 of the Department of Transportation's 5,500 workers are under AFSCME and MAPE contracts, but road construction projects are privately contracted and wouldn't be affected by a public employee strike, spokeswoman Judy Melander said. Supervisors will ensure that roads remain safe to drive on, but such routine maintenance as mowing along highways would be cut back, she said.
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  549. The Department of Agriculture will continue food, dairy and meat inspections and response to pesticide spills and other emergencies, perhaps at a reduced level, said spokesman Michael Schommer. AFSCME and MAPE cover 384 of the department's 530 employees.
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  551. - The reporters are at [email protected]
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  553. Who'd be striking?
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  555. Here's a guide to who will remain on the job and who won't in the event of a state employees strike. Most of those who will stay are not represented by the two unions threatening to walk out; they are prohibited from staging secondary strikes and must cross picket lines. Prison guards are in AFSCME, one of the two unions, but they also are barred from striking.
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  557. - On the job: State troopers, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension agents, prison guards, conservation officers, forest firefighters, state college and university teachers.
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  559. - Off the job: Capitol Security guards, highway maintenance workers, driver and vehicle service clerks, state parole and probation officers, prison instructors and treatment providers, state crime lab and criminal information system workers, tax collectors, and clerical, maintenance and technical workers throughout state government.
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  561. Contract issues at a glance
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  563. Wages and health-care benefits are at the heart of the dispute between state officials and the 19,000 members of AFSCME, Council 6, and the 10,500 members of MAPE.
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  565. - Wages: MAPE is seeking increases of 6 1/2 percent in the first year of a two-year contract and 4 percent the second year. AFSCME is asking for 6 1/2 percent increases each year. The unions have argued that the state offers a subinflationary level (2.5 percent per year for AFSCME; 2 percent for MAPE), considerably less than the increases won recently by state employees' counterparts in the private sector. The state argues that a limited amount of money was earmarked by the Legislature for contract settlements. Further, the state contends that when annual "step" increases are factored in, about 75 percent of MAPE members and 52 percent of AFSCME members would get annual wage increases of about 5 percent.
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  567. - Health care: Citing rapidly rising health-care costs, the state is seeking to increase the amounts that employees pay for deductibles, copays and a percentage of the costs of actual treatment. Unions argue that, especially for workers at the low end, the increases for workers with serious problems would be prohibitive, totaling up to a fourth of their annual pay.
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