Archive for March, 2018

Assaults up at MN State Prisons!

Due to a change in disciplinary process with inmates, assaults are up at MN State Prisons. “A KSTP check of Department of Corrections records for every Minnesota prison facility found there have been 22 reported inmate assaults on prison guards through the first three months of 2018. That’s more than […]

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Thank you Blaine Gaskill

MNPEA thanks St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Deputy Blaine Gaskill for being the ‘good guy with a gun’ and averting another school massacre. Truly everyday our Deputies and Officers are unsung heroes and we appreciate all you do. FULL STORY

Pension Bills

There is a pair of new bills this session that concern our PERA Correctional Plan and Police and Fire. SF2620 and HF3053 For PERA Correctional Retirees the annual COLA will be a floor of 1% with a maximum of 2.5% based on inflation. For Police an Fire the annual COLA […]

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