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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 Police Killing of Daunte Wright

13 Apr, 2021

Minnesota AFL-CIO President Bill McCarthy issued the following statement on the police killing of Daunte Wright:

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Minnesota AFL-CIO supports Building Trades’ Speedway boycott

29 Mar, 2021

Following the Saint Paul Building Trades’ Sunday announcement of a boycott of Speedway gas stations based on parent company Marathon’s labor & safety practices at their S

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PRO Act vote shows which Minnesota Representatives stand with workers

09 Mar, 2021

Minnesota AFL-CIO President Bill McCarthy issued the following statement on the US House’s 220 to 205 passage of the Protecting the Right to Organizing (PRO) Act:

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As Chauvin trial begins, Labor calls for justice & protecting free speech

09 Mar, 2021

As jury selection begins in the trial of former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin for George Floyd’s murder, Minnesota AFL-CIO President Bill McCarthy issued the following statement:

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Biden Shows Strong Support for Working People with Endorsement of PRO Act

08 Mar, 2021

A week after releasing the most pro-union statement from a president in decades, President Biden issued a statement of administration poli

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When it comes to economic security, Minnesota has a serious deficit

26 Feb, 2021

Minnesota AFL-CIO President Bill McCarthy issued the following statement in response to the February state budget forecast: