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Statement on June 14th's Political Violence

Statement from Minnesota AFL-CIO President Bernie Burnham and Secretary-Treasurer Brad Lehto in response to today’s political violence:

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Statement on the end of the 2025 Special Session

Minnesota AFL-CIO President Bernie Burnham made the following statement on the close of the Minnesota Legislature’s 2025 Special Session:

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Statement on the five-year anniversary of George Floyd’s murder

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Minnesota AFL-CIO President Bernie Burnham made the following statement on the five-year anniversary of George Floyd's murder:

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100 Days of Speaking Truth to Power

In the past 100 days, President Trump, Elon Musk and their unaccountable DOGE have fired or targeted for firing at least 121,000 federal workers. They’ve been ripping up u

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Statement on Donald Trump’s unprecedented union busting Executive Order

Minnesota AFL-CIO President Bernie Burnham issued the following statement on a new execu

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Take Action: The White House Just Ripped Up Union Members’ Contracts

Last night, the Trump administration took its most blatantly anti-worker, anti-union action yet: an executive order stripping the right to organize from hundreds of thousands of federal workers at more than 30 agencies.