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2026 Minnesota AFL-CIO Endorsed Candidates

28 May, 2026

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Minnesota AFL-CIO Stands with Minnesotans Facing Federal Charges

16 Jun, 2026

Minnesota AFL-CIO President Bernie Burnham made the following statement in response to the Trump Justice Department indicting 15 Minnesotans for their actions protecting community members during ‘Operation Metro Surge’: “Instead of holding federal agents accountable for shooting and killing Renée

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

07 Jun, 2026

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:

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UAW Member in Kentucky Loses Job, Gains Help From Union Plus

28 May, 2021

In 2020, Union Plus was able to give more than $2 million in hardship help to union members, plus some end-of-year gifts for extraordinary union memberswho were nominated by their communities.

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Shuler Joins Warrior Met Strike in Alabama

27 May, 2021

AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Liz Shuler visited Mine Workers (UMWA) members yesterday in Brookwood, Alabama, who are striking against Warrior Met Coal in their fight for a fair contract.

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PRO Act Builds It Back Better With Unions

26 May, 2021

The American Jobs Plan is not threatened by America’s labor movement. It is strengthened by us and the inclusion of the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act.

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Unions Are Essential to Racial Justice

24 May, 2021

As the president of the Department for Professional Employees, AFL-CIO (DPE), I lead a coalition of 24 national unions representing more than four million professionals.

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Labor Movement Calls on Lawmakers to put Workers First in Jobs Bill

24 May, 2021

As lawmakers sort out the state budget and policy details leading up to the expected June 14^th special legislative session, 26 unions and labor organizations signed on to a Minnesota AFL-CIO

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Sports Unions Come Together to Fight for the PRO Act

06 May, 2021

The PRO Act is about as important a piece of labor legislation as we’ve seen in some time. It holds the potential to open the door for workers and organizers to step up and reverse 40 years of losses for organized labor.