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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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Photo of a mobile billboard truck in front of Minnesota's State Capitol building. The billboard reads: $2,050 PER TAXPAYER THAT'S HOW MUCH MINNESOTA COULD PAY FOR MASS DEPORTATIONS
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Mobile Billboard Campaign Highlighting Cost of Mass Deportations for Minnesota Taxpayers

The Minnesota AFL-CIO’s mobile billboard campaign drove through St. Paul to warn residents how working people across the state could foot the bill for President Trump’s mass deportation plan.

Photo of Rep. Ilhan Omar with workers - photo by the St. Paul Union Advocate
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Raid on Congresswoman Omar a dangerous escalation

Minnesota AFL-CIO President Bernie Burnham made the following statement in response to news that Homeland Security agents raided Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar's Washington, D.C. residence:

WE ARE MINNESOTA WE PROTECT OUR NEIGHBORS
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Response to President Trump’s threats against Somali Americans

Minnesota AFL-CIO President Benrie Burnham made the following statement in response to President Trump’s inflammatory social media post advocating violence against Minnesota’s Somali Americans:

Photo of Minnesota's State Capitol with text overlayed to read "2026 Legislative Report"
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2026 Legislative Report

The Minnesota AFL-CIO, the state’s federation of labor unions, released its 2026 Legislative Report to help voters learn how their lawmakers voted on key legislative issues during this year’s legislative session.

Photo of Minnesota AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Bethany Winkels (left) and President Bernie Burnham (right)
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Bernie Burnham & Bethany Winkels reelected to lead the Minnesota AFL-CIO

The 58th Constitutional Convention of the Minnesota AFL-CIO unanimously voted to reelect President Bernie Burnham and Secretary-Treasurer Bethany Winkels to lead the state’s federation of unions for a four-year term.

A graphic with a photo of Peggy Flanagan. Text reads Peggy Flanagan US SENATE LABOR ENDORSED N'S BETTER 一INA一 Union MY UNION, MY RIGHT, MY VOTE AFL*CIO MINNESOTA'S UNIONS
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Minnesota AFL-CIO Endorses Peggy Flanagan for US Senate

The Minnesota AFL-CIO, the state federation of more than 1,000 local unions collectively representing more than 300,000 working people, endorsed Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan for U.S. Senate.