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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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AFL-CIO Releases Annual Report on Workplace Fatalities

04 May, 2021

In 2019, 5,333 working people were killed on the job and an estimated 95,000 died from occupational diseases, according to the 30th edition of Death on the Job: The Toll of Neglect report released today.

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New Report Names Minnesota 42nd Most Dangerous Place for Workers

04 May, 2021

According to a new report released today by the AFL-CIO, Minnesota had the 8th lowest (and 42^nd highest) rate of workplace deaths in 2019.

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Labor Reacts to the Chauvin Verdict

22 Apr, 2021

On Tuesday, a jury found former police officer Derek Chauvin guilty of murdering George Floyd.

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House Jobs Bill delivers for working Minnesotans

21 Apr, 2021

Minnesota AFL-CIO President Bill McCarthy issued the following statement on yesterday’s passage of the House Jobs Bill:

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Statement on Derek Chauvin’s Conviction

20 Apr, 2021

Minnesota AFL-CIO President Bill McCarthy issued the following a jury finding former Officer Derek Chauvin guilty on all counts in the death of George Floyd:

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Statement on the Death of Former Vice President Walter Mondale

20 Apr, 2021

Minnesota AFL-CIO President Bill McCarthy issued the following on the death of former Vice President Walter Mondale: