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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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Free College Program Helps Single Mom Achieve Lifelong Dream

17 Sep, 2018

Lorraine Llauger is a journeyman electrician and a member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) in Orlando, Florida. Llauger hoped to earn a college degree, but did not know how she'd be able to fit college in with her busy life as an electrician and a mother. A coworker mentioned the Union Plus Free College Program, and within weeks, Llauger was registered and taking classes online.

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2018 Legislative Report

13 Sep, 2018

Every Minnesota House seat is on the ballot this year. We prepared a report on how our state legislators voted on issues important to working Minnesotans. This report provides descriptions of Labor’s legislative priorities, key votes, and legislator voting percentages.

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Listen to Liz Shuler on Women Rule Podcast

12 Sep, 2018

Labor union leaders Liz Shuler and Mary Kay Henry discuss how they rose up through the union ranks and what they’re trying to do to increase the number of women in the labor movement.

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Houston AFSCME Member Confronts Hurricane Harvey Floods with Union Plus Disaster Relief Grant

11 Sep, 2018

AFSCME Local 123 member Demond Stanley used the Union Plus Disaster Relief Grant after catastrophic Hurricane Harvey to assist with damage to his Houston home.

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In Labor-friendly Seattle, Unions Push for New Territory

06 Sep, 2018

As Labor Day approached, the movement that created the holiday flexed its muscle in Seattle, where the landscape has been transformed in the last few years by labor-backed measures protecting and compensating people like in few other places across the country.

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Is Trump a Champion of Workers? His Anti-union Policies Indicate Otherwise

06 Sep, 2018

President Donald Trump has presented himself as a champion of the American worker and vowed to restore