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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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Pelosi Demands Changes to Trump’s Trade Deal with Mexico, Canada

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi suggested Tuesday that President Trump must reopen talks with Canada and 

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Statement on Governor Walz’s 2019 State of the State Address

Minnesota AFL-CIO President Bill McCarthy issued the following statement responding the Governor Tim Walz’s 2019 State of the State address:

“Governor Walz made a strong case this evening for a state budget and policies that put working Minnesotans and families first.

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Minnesota’s Labor Movement mourns the death of former MN AFL-CIO President Dan Gustafson

Minnesota’s Labor Movement is saddened to learn of the death of MN AFL-CIO President Emeritus Dan Gustafson Thursday evening. Gustafson served as the State Labor Federation’s President from 1985 to 1990 and Secretary-Treasurer from 1978 to 1984.

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Trump Is Scaling Back Obama's Expansion of Overtime Pay

A four-year fight to expand overtime pay to millions of workers may soon be over. About 1.2 million workers will win and 2.8 million will lose.

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AFL-CIO Leaders Say Unions Have a Role In Saving the Country

In speeches and in press releases over the last year, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka has pointed out that unions are uniquely qualified by their very nature to lead the country out of what he has called a “dark period,” a time when hateful speech and vitriol emanate from the White House and are

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