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A collage of Minnesota's three Labor newspapers.

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:

Duluth Labor World

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Minnesota AFL-CIO Announces 2021 Legislative Priorities

The Minnesota AFL-CIO, the statewide federation of more than 1,000 local unions who represent more than 300,000 working people, announced its 2021 legislative priorities aimed at crisis relief, maintaining and expanding workplace rights and safety, extending paid leave for all workers, tax justic

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Labor condemns Capitol insurrection, calls on complicit Minnesota Republicans to resign

The Executive Board of the Minnesota AFL-CIO unanimously passed a resolution today calling for the resignations or Congressional censure of Representatives Jim Hagedorn (CD 1),

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Attempted Coup an Unconscionable Assault on Democracy

Statement from AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on the breach of the U.S. Capitol building:

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

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:

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2020 Legislative Report
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2020 Legislative Report

Following yesterday’s adjournment of October’s special legislative session, the Minnesota AFL-CIO released its 2020 legislative scorecard. The report shows how every lawmaker voted on issues important to both union members and all working Minnesotans.

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

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:

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