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Take Action: Time is Running Out for Millions of Americans

23 Oct, 2025

The government shutdown has now dragged on for 23 days. Across the country, federal workers are struggling to pay bills without their paychecks. And President Trump and his allies in Congress still seem to have no interest in getting to work funding the government and fixing the health care crisis

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Minnesota AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Brad Lehto Retires

23 Oct, 2025

After more than 25 years and serving in multiple roles at the Minnesota AFL-CIO, Secretary-Treasurer Brad Lehto retired this month. Prior to his 2018 election, Secretary-Treasurer Lehto served as the State Federation’s Legislative Director and Chief of Staff. During his time at the Minnesota AFL-CIO

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End the shutdown, fund our government, fix the healthcare crisis, and put working people first

01 Oct, 2025

Minnesota AFL-CIO President Bernie Burnham made the following statement on the federal government shutdown: “It’s unfortunately no surprise that President Trump and the Republican majority in Congress have allowed our nation’s government to shut down. Since this administration came to office, it has

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We mourn Richard Trumka, and will fight in his memory

20 Aug, 2021

The world lost a tireless fighter for working people on Aug. 5, when AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka passed away.

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Rich would want us to not miss a beat

20 Aug, 2021

On the morning of August 5, the nation, the American labor movement, and workers across the globe were rocked by the sudden, unexpected loss of a great man, an incredible leader, and a lifetime fighter for justice, AFL-CIO President Richard Louis Trumka, or “it’s just Rich” as he would so often c

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In Memoriam: Richard L. Trumka (1949-2021)

05 Aug, 2021

Our brother and leader Richard Trumka passed away on August 5, 2021, at the age of 72.

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Statement on the passing of AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka

05 Aug, 2021

Minnesota AFL-CIO President Bill McCarthy issued the following statement on the death of national AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka:

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Black Unemployment Matters Just as Much as White Unemployment

26 Jul, 2021

In April 2020, after the labor market took its largest one-month hit in modern history, Black men and women suffered job losses proportionate to those of white women. Still, their losses were far less severe than those of Hispanic men and women.

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Congress Must Take Action to Protect Workers

26 Jul, 2021

The nation watched earlier this year as heroic warehouse workers at the Amazon facility in Bessemer, Alabama, made history.