It's Better in a Union

No matter where we live, what we look like, or what work we do, Minnesota’s Labor Movement fights for better pay, safer workplaces, healthcare & retirement security, more union jobs, and respect at the workplace. Find opportunities to get more involved to help build a stronger Labor Movement.

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In unstable times like we face today, a worker’s union can be a source of stability and confidence for themselves and their families. When workers have a strong union identity and can count on their brothers, sisters, and siblings to have their backs, they know they are never alone.

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2026 Minnesota AFL-CIO Endorsed Candidates

The following candidates have been endorsed by the Minnesota AFL-CIO for both the August 11th Primary Election and November 3 General Election. This page will be updated as our Committee on Political Education makes additional endorsements. Statewide Offices Amy Klobuchar & Ben Schierer, Governor &

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Statement on Governor Walz’s Executive Order on Mining

Responding to Governor Walz’s Executive Order overruling state regulations on mining, Minnesota AFL-CIO President Bernie Burnham made the following statement: “Mining in Northern Minnesota has unfortunately become a wedge issue that politicians across the political spectrum continue to use to

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2026 Convention Information

The 58th Constitutional Convention of the Minnesota AFL-CIO is September 13-15 in Bloomington. Delegate and registration information went out to local unions in June. For additional information, see the official Convention Call in the link below. If your local did not receive information, if you are

Response to New York Times Story on Federal Investigations in Minnesota

Minnesota AFL-CIO President Bernie Burnham made the following statement in response to a New York Times report naming the labor federation as part of the Justice Department’s unhinged conspiracy theory relating to the unjust prosecution of 15 Minnesotans and their actions during ICE’s occupation of

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Unemployment Insurance for Workers on Strike

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Join the Union Peacekeepers!

In moments of chaos the labor movement can provide the infrastructure and protection all of us need to protest against the awfulness of an anti-worker, anti-community, and anti-immigrants administration. To us, this looks like organizing labor peace keepers from unions across the metro to keep our communities safe while they protest, picket, and march for the future we all deserve.

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Protect Workers’ Retirements from Wall Street’s Crypto Gambling

04 Aug, 2026

Whenever big Wall Street banks, financial institutions and billionaire investors gamble with our economy, working people are the ones who feel the pain. Our jobs, our homes and our retirement savings take huge hits when the banking system or the market collapses.

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Court’s TPS Decision Puts Workers and Families in Danger

25 Jun, 2026

The Minnesota AFL-CIO, the state’s federation of labor unions, joined the nation’s labor movement in strongly condemning today’s Supreme Court decision giving President Trump unpreced

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Minnesota AFL-CIO Stands with Minnesotans Facing Federal Charges

16 Jun, 2026

Minnesota AFL-CIO President Bernie Burnham made the following statement in response to the Trump Justice Department indicting 15 Minnesotans for their actions protecting community members during ‘Operation Metr

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