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Minnesota’s Labor Movement awarded AFL-CIO’s George Meany–Lane Kirkland Human Rights Award

At its 30th Constitutional Convention in Minneapolis, the AFL-CIO, the federation of 65 national and international labor unions that represent nearly 15 million working people, awarded Minnesota’s Labor Movement the 2025 George Meany–Lane Kirkland Human Rights Award for union and union members’
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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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Local Jobs & Projects Plan an opportunity for working Minnesotans

Minnesota AFL-CIO President Bill McCarthy issued the following statement responding to today’s announcement of the Governor & Lt. Governor’s Local Jobs & Projects Plan:

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The Badass 50: #21 Liz Schuler

"We are building pathways and support structures to grow a bold, inclusive, and transformative movement — I think that's pretty badass," says Shuler, the first woman elected president of the AFL-CIO 

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Richard Trumka: The Labor Leader Who Told Hard Truths

here weren’t many strikes in recent decades in which working people scored big victories, but the 1989 Pittston strike was one.

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Minnesota AFL-CIO Elects Bernie Burnham as next President

The General Board of the Minnesota AFL-CIO unanimously elected Bernie Burnham as the Labor Federation’s new President. Burnham, who has served as Vice President of Education Minnesota since 2019, will succeed President Bill McCarthy when he retires in February.

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U.S. Labor Movement's Next Frontier is the Tech Industry, AFL-CIO's Shuler Says

The U.S. tech sector is the next frontier for labor organizing, and its workers are starting to understand the collective power unions have, President of the AFL-CIO Liz Shuler said on Friday at the Reuters Next Conference.

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Budget surplus an opportunity for working Minnesotans & families

Minnesota AFL-CIO President Bill McCarthy responded to news the state budget is projected to have $7.7 billion in unallocated funds:

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