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Statement on Alan Netland’s retirement as President of the Northeast Area Labor Council

12 Dec, 2025

Minnesota AFL-CIO President Bernie Burnham made the following statement on the retirement of Northeast Area Labor Council President Alan Netland: “On behalf of Minnesota’s entire Labor Movement, I want to thank President Netland for his years of service to the working people of Duluth, Northeast

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AFL-CIO Observes International Human Rights Day

10 Dec, 2025

Since its earliest days, the AFL-CIO has argued that the dignity and freedom of working people are fundamental human rights, aligning our mission with the principles later enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Today, those rights are under attack.

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We refuse to let Trump break our solidarity

03 Dec, 2025

Minnesota AFL-CIO President Bernie Burnham made the following statement in response to President Trump’s threats to Minnesota’s Somali American community: “In the Labor Movement, an injury to one is an injury to all. By vilifying our Somali American co-workers and neighbors and threatening military

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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:

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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.

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Labor Movement Leads PRO Act Events in Backyards of All 100 Senators

22 Jul, 2021

This week, the AFL-CIO is leading a PRO Act Week of Action, part of the labor movement’s national campaign urging senators to pass this transformative labor law reform. This week of action includes at least one event near every U.S.

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Black Unemployment Matters Just as Much as White Unemployment

19 Jul, 2021

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Union Plus Launches New Retiree Healthcare Program

15 Jul, 2021

This month, Union Plus launched a new Retiree Healthcare Program in partnership with Anthem and the AFL-CIO Mutual Benefit Trust.

Statement on Alan Netland’s retirement as President of the Northeast Area Labor Council

AFL-CIO Observes International Human Rights Day

We refuse to let Trump break our solidarity

Minnesota Labor Newspapers

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Statement on the passing of AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka

Black Unemployment Matters Just as Much as White Unemployment

Congress Must Take Action to Protect Workers

Labor Movement Leads PRO Act Events in Backyards of All 100 Senators

Black Unemployment Matters Just as Much as White Unemployment

Union Plus Launches New Retiree Healthcare Program