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Minnesota AFL-CIO Statement on November 2023 State Budget Forecast

Minnesota AFL-CIO Statement on November 2023 State Budget Forecast

Minnesota AFL-CIO President Bernie Burnham made the following statement on today’s State Budget Forecast showing a one-time surplus of $2.4 billion: “After 2023’s historic pro-worker legislative session, Minnesota’s state budget remains stable and more than ready to cover the investments state leaders made earlier...
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Working Minnesotans Celebrate Close of Historic Pro-Labor Legislative Session

Working Minnesotans Celebrate Close of Historic Pro-Labor Legislative Session

As the Legislature adjourned for the year, Minnesotans are taking stock and celebrating some of the most sweeping pro-Labor legislation in state history that will improve the lives of workers in every corner of our state and across every sector. “Our elected leaders listened to the thousands of union volunteers who...
Minnesota AFL-CIO celebrates groundbreaking Labor legislation heading to Governor Walz’s desk

Minnesota AFL-CIO celebrates groundbreaking Labor legislation heading to Governor Walz’s desk

Working Minnesotans are celebrating historic Labor Policy & Finance legislation heading to Governor Walz’s desk for his signature. In addition to funding the Department of Labor and Industry to enforce Minnesota’s labor laws, the legislation includes provisions that working people have long sought at both the...
Minnesota AFL-CIO welcomes six regional organizers to strengthen local organizing

Minnesota AFL-CIO welcomes six regional organizers to strengthen local organizing

The Minnesota AFL-CIO is welcoming six new regional organizers to support affiliated Local Unions across Minnesota in mobilizing union members at their workplaces and in their communities. The positions are jointly funded by the Minnesota AFL-CIO and a grant from the national AFL-CIO. “As working people continue to...
2023 Legislative Priorities

2023 Legislative Priorities

Following nearly a decade of divided government, Labor-endorsed Governor Tim Walz and pro-Labor majorities in both the House and Senate are now leading state government, presenting a historic opportunity for working Minnesotans. The Minnesota AFL-CIO is ready to lead with bold legislative priorities to create a more...
Senate Republicans embrace MAGA misinformation while insulting working people

Senate Republicans embrace MAGA misinformation while insulting working people

During Thursday’s Senate Debate on House File 3, legislation protecting our elections from foreign influence and increasing voter access to our democracy, Senator Steve Drazkowski made an unsupported claimaccusing the Minnesota AFL-CIO and our affiliated unions of engaging in money laundering. Drazkowski’s accusation...
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Statement on Governor Tim Walz’s 2023 State of the State Address

Statement on Governor Tim Walz’s 2023 State of the State Address

Minnesota AFL-CIO President Bernie Burnham made the following statement in response to Governor Walz’s State of the State Address: “As we head into the final weeks of the Legislative session, Governor Walz and all working people already have much to be proud of and even more to look forward towards as we build a...
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Statement on the February 2023 state budget forecast

Statement on the February 2023 state budget forecast

Minnesota AFL-CIO President Bernie Burnham made the following statement on today’s state budget forecast: “With an unprecedented $17.5 billion in unallocated budget dollars, state government has an even larger opportunity to give every working Minnesotan in every corner of our state a hand up. From establishing a...
2022 Minnesota AFL-CIO Legislative Report

2022 Minnesota AFL-CIO Legislative Report

Every seat in both the Minnesota House and Senate is up for election this year. Find out how your lawmakers voted on issues important to working people before casting your vote. Read the full report.
Working Minnesotans elect a Pro-Labor State Government

Working Minnesotans elect a Pro-Labor State Government

Minnesota AFL-CIO President Bernie Burnham made the following statement on yesterday’s election results: “The 2022 election showed that no matter where we live or what we look like, union members can make change when we join together in common purpose. “Over the course of 13 weeks, Labor 2022 campaign volunteers had...
Burnham/Lehto re-elected to lead Minnesota AFL-CIO

Burnham/Lehto re-elected to lead Minnesota AFL-CIO

The 56th Convention of the Minnesota AFL-CIO concluded with delegates re-electing President Bernie Burnham and Secretary-Treasurer Brad Lehto to lead the state’s federation of unions for the next four years. Burnham, a member of Education Minnesota, was first elected in December to serve the remainder of the...
Minnesota Training Partnership

Minnesota Training Partnership
Minnesota AFL-CIO Statement on Supreme Court Ruling

Minnesota AFL-CIO Statement on Supreme Court Ruling

Minnesota AFL-CIO President Bernie Burnham made the following statement on the US Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which overturns Roe v. Wade: “Reproductive rights are workers’ rights and today’s US Supreme Court decision is a direct attack on working women and people who can...
AT&T Wireless Discount for Union Members

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