Minnesota state employee union opens investigation into recently departed president

By: Max Nesterak

Outlets: Minnesota Reformer

Published: February 9, 2026

Words: 709

Last Updated: 1 week, 2 days ago

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Minnesota’s largest union of state workers is investigating alleged financial improprieties by its former president Megan Dayton, who abruptly resigned her union position and left her job with the state last month.

The union launched the investigation after several union members raised concerns at a Jan. 16 board meeting about Dayton’s expenditures and how much she claimed to be working for both the union and the state.

Public financial records from the state and union …

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