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...benefits and show how to save money in lean times. Thompson would not say whether he believed anyone committed fraud. Jim Monroe, director of the Minnesota Association of Professional Employees, said he didn't believe there was any intentional...
...for health care costs in retirement. "The total money may appear large, but it's a lifeline for people," said Jim Monroe, executive director of MAPE. But with repeated budget deficits, the Republicans in the majority in the Legislature...
...second-largest state employees union sent to its members Friday. ''This offer is totally inadequate and unacceptable,'' said Jim Monroe, executive director of the Minnesota Association of Professional Employees. Union negotiators are asking for a 4 percent...
...are handled in the future. ''I think the doors were opened ... to move out of the cookie-cutter approach,'' Jim Monroe, executive director of the 10,200-member Minnesota Association of Professional Employees, said Tuesday. The agreement...
...partners of state workers. About 85 workers have signed up for the benefits so far. "This is more than one issue," said Jim Monroe, executive director of the Minnesota Association of Professional Employees. "This is an attack on the bargaining process...
...ballots will be counted between Dec. 13-15. A strike would require 60 percent approval. MAPE executive director Jim Monroe said he hoped the state and the union could work out a contract before then, but wasn't optimistic. ''The clock...
...m. Monday, Sept. 17. Union leaders are girding for the worst. "I'm basically an optimistic person," said Jim Monroe, MAPE's executive director. "I don't feel real optimistic about this." f no last-minute deals are reached...
...said it was decided Ventura's time would be better spent going to as many department holiday parties as possible. But Jim Monroe, executive director of the Minnesota Association of Professional Employees, said he detects in the decision lingering...
...to meet informally with striking workers on the picket line to get direction from union members on what to do next. Jim Monroe, executive director of the Minnesota Association of Professional Employees, said Sunday the union's executive board...
...that if they don't care about their benefits and wages anymore, they should vote in favor of this contract," said Jim Monroe, executive director of the union. "It's an absolute insult." The union is seeking pay increases of 6.5 percent...