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2026 Minnesota AFL-CIO Endorsed Candidates

18 Jun, 2026

The following candidates have been endorsed by the Minnesota AFL-CIO for both the August 11th Primary Election and November 3 General Election. This page will be updated as our Committee on Political Education makes additional endorsements. Statewide Offices Amy Klobuchar & Ben Schierer, Governor &

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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:

Duluth Labor World

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Statement on Minneapolis school shooting

27 Aug, 2025

Minnesota AFL-CIO President Bernie Burnham made the following statement on today’s school shooting in Minneapolis:

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Action Alert: Call to Restore Veterans Affairs Workers’ Union Rights

08 Aug, 2025

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is the backbone of support for our nation’s brave heroes, providing essential health care, benefits and services that veterans have earned through their service.

But the VA is under attack.

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Statement on union busting at the VA

07 Aug, 2025

Minnesota AFL-CIO President Bernie Burnham & Secretary-Treasurer Brad Lehto made the following statement in response to the Department of Veterans Affairs unilaterally terminating collective bargaining agreements for workers at the VA, including more than 4,000 Minnesotans: