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2026 Minnesota AFL-CIO Endorsed Candidates

28 May, 2026

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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 AFL-CIO Endorses Amy Klobuchar for Governor

27 May, 2026

The Minnesota AFL-CIO, the state federation of more than 1,000 local unions collectively representing more than 300,000 working people, endorsed Sen. Amy Klobuchar for Governor. “Minnesota is one of the best states for working people, and we need a governor who will keep it that way as workers face

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Pelosi Demands Changes to Trump’s Trade Deal with Mexico, Canada

04 Apr, 2019

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi suggested Tuesday that President Trump must reopen talks with Canada and

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Statement on Governor Walz’s 2019 State of the State Address

03 Apr, 2019

Minnesota AFL-CIO President Bill McCarthy issued the following statement responding the Governor Tim Walz’s 2019 State of the State address:

“Governor Walz made a strong case this evening for a state budget and policies that put working Minnesotans and families first.

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Minnesota’s Labor Movement mourns the death of former MN AFL-CIO President Dan Gustafson

22 Mar, 2019

Minnesota’s Labor Movement is saddened to learn of the death of MN AFL-CIO President Emeritus Dan Gustafson Thursday evening. Gustafson served as the State Labor Federation’s President from 1985 to 1990 and Secretary-Treasurer from 1978 to 1984.

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Unions Stole The Show At Last Night's GDC Awards

22 Mar, 2019

“I’m not anti-union, but I don’t really think we need them, right?” said Double Fine head Tim Schafer while hosting yesterday evening’s Game Developers Choice Awards

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Trump Is Scaling Back Obama's Expansion of Overtime Pay

19 Mar, 2019

A four-year fight to expand overtime pay to millions of workers may soon be over. About 1.2 million workers will win and 2.8 million will lose.

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AFL-CIO Leaders Say Unions Have a Role In Saving the Country

12 Mar, 2019

In speeches and in press releases over the last year, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka has pointed out that unions are uniquely qualified by their very nature to lead the country out of what he has called a “dark period,” a time when hateful speech and vitriol emanate from the White House and are