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2026 Minnesota AFL-CIO Endorsed Candidates

28 May, 2026

Photo of Minnesota union members on stage at the national AFL-CIO convention with a video wall that reads "Minnesota Brave" overhead.

Minnesota’s Labor Movement awarded AFL-CIO’s George Meany–Lane Kirkland Human Rights Award

07 Jun, 2026

At its 30th Constitutional Convention in Minneapolis, the AFL-CIO, the federation of 65 national and international labor unions that represent nearly 15 million working people, awarded Minnesota’s Labor Movement the 2025 George Meany–Lane Kirkland Human Rights Award for union and union members’

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Minnesota AFL-CIO Endorses Amy Klobuchar for Governor

27 May, 2026

The Minnesota AFL-CIO, the state federation of more than 1,000 local unions collectively representing more than 300,000 working people, endorsed Sen. Amy Klobuchar for Governor. “Minnesota is one of the best states for working people, and we need a governor who will keep it that way as workers face

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Minnesota Labor Newspapers

Only a handful of active Labor newspapers remain in the United States and Minnesota is fortunate to be home to three of them. For the latest local labor news, check out:

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AFL-CIO Executive Paywatch Report Reveals 226 to 1 Minnesota CEO-to-Worker Pay Ratio in 2020

14 Jul, 2021

According to the 2021 edition of the Executive Paywatch report released today by the AFL-CIO, the average CEO-to-worker pay ratio at S&P 500 companies in Minnesota was 226 to 1 in 2020, down slightly from 271 to 1 in 2019.

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Faith Leaders Affirm Support for the PRO Act

01 Jul, 2021

Relying on their respective faiths that mandate justice for working people, more than 390 religious leaders have joined together to support the PRO Act.

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Lawmakers begin to invest in workers, more work remains

01 Jul, 2021

On the final day to avert a government shutdown, the Minnesota Legislature finalized the state’s two-year budget.

“After six long months, the Minnesota Legislature has finally passed a budget that begins to help working people recover from the pandemic and invests in

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VP Harris, Labor Secretary Walsh Meet with Union Members in Pittsburgh

22 Jun, 2021

Vice President Kamala Harris and Labor Secretary Marty Walsh (LIUNA) participated in a roundtable with union m

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On Infrastructure and Clean Energy: America Must Play To Win

28 May, 2021

Today’s energy infrastructure challenges are no less daunting. We must invest quickly and decisively to reduce emissions and stem climate change, and to improve our lagging competitiveness.

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UAW Member in Kentucky Loses Job, Gains Help From Union Plus

28 May, 2021

In 2020, Union Plus was able to give more than $2 million in hardship help to union members, plus some end-of-year gifts for extraordinary union memberswho were nominated by their communities.