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Information for Legislative Candidates Seeking Endorsement

April 15, 2024

Thank you for your interest in screening for the Minnesota AFL-CIO endorsement. The Minnesota AFL-CIO is a key part of the nation’s largest and strongest labor federation – the AFL-CIO. The AFL- CIO which...
Statement on 2024 Election Results

November 7, 2024

Minnesota AFL-CIO President Bernie Burnham made the following statement on the results of Tuesday’s General Election: “Elected leaders come and go, but the Labor Movement endures in Minnesota, across the...
Tim Walz is one of us who fights for working people like us every single day.

August 6, 2024

Minnesota AFL-CIO President Bernie Burnham made the following statement on Minnesota Governor Tim Walz’s selection as Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate: “As Minnesotans, we’re proud to have one of our...
Minnesota AFL-CIO makes first round of 2024 Legislative endorsements

June 19, 2024

The General Board of the Minnesota AFL-CIO, the statewide federation of Labor Unions, made its first round of candidate endorsements for the Minnesota Legislature. The endorsed candidates have committed to...
2024 Precinct Caucus Information

February 23, 2024

Minnesota’s Precinct Caucuses are Tuesday, February 27, at 7:00 p.m. These caucuses begin parties’ process of endorsing candidates, electing convention delegates, and passing party platform resolutions. No...
Working Minnesotans elect a Pro-Labor State Government

November 9, 2022

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...
2022 Political Endorsements

October 3, 2022

The following candidates have been endorsed by the Minnesota AFL-CIO for the 2022 election. Visit www.mnvotes.org to check your registration, register to vote, and find out where you can vote early. Check this...
Minnesota AFL-CIO makes additional 2022 Congressional & Legislative endorsements

July 20, 2022

The Minnesota AFL-CIO General Board endorsed Congressman Dean Phillips and Congresswoman Ilhan Omar for reelection, State Representative Jen Schultz for the 8th Congressional District, and 11 additional...
Minnesota AFL-CIO makes first round of 2022 Congressional & Legislative endorsements

June 22, 2022

The Minnesota AFL-CIO General Board began taking action on Congressional and Legislative candidate endorsements for the 2022 election by endorsing Congresswoman Angie Craig and Congresswoman Betty McCollum...
Minnesota AFL-CIO makes 2022 statewide election endorsements

March 8, 2022

The Minnesota AFL-CIO’s Committee on Political Education (COPE) kicked off the Labor Federation’s “Labor 2022” political program by endorsing Governor Tim Walz, Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan, Attorney...
2022 Precinct Caucus Information

January 24, 2022

Minnesota’s Precinct Caucuses are Tuesday, February 1, at 7:00 p.m. These caucuses begin parties’ process of endorsing candidates, electing convention delegates, and passing party platform resolutions. No...
Democracy prevails, time for Minnesota Republicans to respect the vote

December 14, 2020

Minnesota AFL-CIO President Bill McCarthy issued the following statement on the Electoral College’s election of President-elect Joe Biden & Vice President-elect Kamala Harris: “Today in Saint Paul,...
Union members deliver Minnesota as part of Joe Biden’s & Kamala Harris’ historic victory

November 7, 2020

As multiple news organizations declared Joe Biden President-elect and Kamala Harris Vice President-elect, Minnesota AFL-CIO President Bill McCarthy issued the following statement: “Minnesota’s union members...
Minnesota’s Labor 2020 Campaign in Full Swing

October 5, 2020

With less than thirty days remaining until the polls close on November 3rd, the Minnesota AFL-CIO’s Labor 2020 political program is running at full speed in what has shaped up to be one of the most...
Working Minnesotans can’t trust Donald Trump

September 30, 2020

Minnesota AFL-CIO President Bill McCarthy made the following statement regarding President Donald Trump’s visit to Minnesota today: “Donald Trump is bringing his bluster back to Minnesota today, and if last...
2020 Minnesota AFL-CIO Endorsements

September 22, 2020

The following candidates have been endorsed by the national AFL-CIO and Minnesota AFL-CIO. Candidates endorsed by the Minnesota AFL-CIO have demonstrated a firm commitment to protecting working Minnesotans’...
While Trump rants at the airport, Biden will be listening to working Minnesotans

September 18, 2020

Minnesota AFL-CIO President Bill McCarthy made the following statement regarding today’s visits from President Trump in Bemidji and former Vice President Biden’s visit to Duluth: “With both Presidential...
Minnesota AFL-CIO launches largest digital ad buy & member engagement program in state federation history

September 11, 2020

The Minnesota AFL-CIO, the state federation of more than 1,000 local unions who represent more than 300,000 working people, announced a $400,000 statewide digital ad buy to encourage union members to support...
On Labor Day, Minnesota AFL-CIO launches Union Member Candidate pilot program in Crystal & Robbinsdale

September 7, 2020

The Minnesota AFL-CIO today launched a pilot program to empower and elect Minnesota union members to public office, putting the state labor federation’s support behind City Council candidates in Crystal &...
Early voting key to Labor 2020 & staying safe

September 7, 2020

It’s Labor Day, the unofficial kickoff of election season. For the next 57 days, union members will be calling union members to talk about how critical it will be to create a better and more just state and...

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Elections

Information for Legislative Candidates Seeking Endorsement

Statement on 2024 Election Results

Tim Walz is one of us who fights for working people like us every single day.

Minnesota AFL-CIO makes first round of 2024 Legislative endorsements

2024 Precinct Caucus Information

Working Minnesotans elect a Pro-Labor State Government

2022 Political Endorsements

Minnesota AFL-CIO makes additional 2022 Congressional & Legislative endorsements

Minnesota AFL-CIO makes first round of 2022 Congressional & Legislative endorsements

Minnesota AFL-CIO makes 2022 statewide election endorsements

2022 Precinct Caucus Information

Democracy prevails, time for Minnesota Republicans to respect the vote

Union members deliver Minnesota as part of Joe Biden’s & Kamala Harris’ historic victory

Minnesota’s Labor 2020 Campaign in Full Swing

Working Minnesotans can’t trust Donald Trump

2020 Minnesota AFL-CIO Endorsements

While Trump rants at the airport, Biden will be listening to working Minnesotans

Minnesota AFL-CIO launches largest digital ad buy & member engagement program in state federation history

On Labor Day, Minnesota AFL-CIO launches Union Member Candidate pilot program in Crystal & Robbinsdale

Early voting key to Labor 2020 & staying safe

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