April 2 - AFSME Council 5 Rally & Ed Policy Bill

Union members hung a banner that reads“Labor for Palestine” during the AFSME Council 5 Day on the Hill rally in the rotunda. .

Gov. Tim Walz speaks during the AFSME Council 5 Day on the Hill rally in the rotunda.

Leena Welshinger holds her sign while joining her mother, Margot, a daycare worker at the University of Minnesota, during the AFSME Council 5 Day on the Hill rally in the rotunda.

Senate Majority Leader Erin Murphy speaks during the AFSME Council 5 Day on the Hill rally in the rotunda.

Sen. Steve Cwodzinski, chair of the Education Policy Committee, presents the Education Policy bill to members of the Senate. The bill (SF 3567) which passed the Senate 35-31will improve literacy in schools, prevent book bans and allow teachers to focus on the classroom by cutting special education paperwork. .