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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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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:

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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.

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Photo of a group of people holding banners at a protest. One banner is the Minnesota AFL-CIO's logo, the other says "TWIN CITIES NO KINGS"
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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 l

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A banner with the words, "Tell the Senate to Vote No on the Clarity Act."
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Protect Workers’ Retirements from Wall Street’s Crypto Gambling

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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Photo of people holding signs that read "We Love Our Immigrant Neighbors" and "Workers Over Billionaires"
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Court’s TPS Decision Puts Workers and Families in Danger

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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Minnesotans holding protest signs at an event in winter 2026.
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Minnesota AFL-CIO Stands with Minnesotans Facing Federal Charges

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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