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The costs to workers.
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Only including car gas, maintenance and parking costs, the RTO is a…$1,712.50annual pay cut for each impacted worker.
"Commute Costs Culations" worksheet
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Or, about…$22,349,052across the state workforce.
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This number does not include new child care costs, which can be substantial.
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The costs to the climate.
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The new commutes will add…16,071
metric tons of CO2 to Minnesota's annual carbon emissions.
"Climate Calculations" worksheet
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This is equivalent to adding…3,494new cars to Minnesota's roads.
https://www.epa.gov/greenvehicles/greenhouse-gas-emissions-typical-passenger-vehicle
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A conservative social cost of carbon ($190/ton) implies…$3,053,537of new annual climate costs to the state.
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The costs to the state.
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Office costs will be substantial.
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Office leases expiring in 2026 and 2027 total...$21,620,591dollars per year.
"Admin Lease Data" worksheet
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Without RTO, we could let these leases expire and consolidate space in state-owned buildings.
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Estimates using the office headcount and square footage yield similar results.
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Broadly speaking, office space costs from 50% RTO likely amount to…$22,024,948dollars per year across the state.
"Office Calculations" worksheet
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This is money that could be used to increase our pay across the board and prevent layoffs!
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The inflexibility of RTO's policy exceptions.
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The most recent RTO policy (50 mile exclusion) will cover…16,793MAPE bargaining unit workers
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Down from a 75 mile exclusion covering…17,381MAPE bargaining unit workers
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Therefore, the Governor's concession impacts…588MAPE bargaining unit workers
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Or, about…3.20%of MAPE's bargaining unit
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