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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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Trump’s Power to Fire Federal Workers Curtailed by Judge

27 Aug, 2018

A federal district judge in Washington struck down most of the key provisions of three executive orders that President Trump signed in late May that would have made it

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Belabored Podcast #157: What’s a Strike and How Can I Help?

23 Aug, 2018

We’re bringing you a special episode this week.

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Too Many Americans Die on the Job. Are Things About to Get Worse?

20 Aug, 2018

Maddin won his case, but it’s Gorsuch’s world we’re living in. According to an AFL-CIO report, 5,190 workers died on the job in the United States in 2016.

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Minnesota AFL-CIO Endorses Keith Ellison for Attorney General

16 Aug, 2018

The Minnesota AFL-CIO General Board voted unanimously to endorse Congressman Keith Ellison for Attorney General.

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Minnesota AFL-CIO Endorses Tim Walz for Governor & Peggy Flanagan for Lt. Governor

16 Aug, 2018

The General Board of the Minnesota AFL-CIO voted unanimously today to endorse Congressman Tim Walz for Governor and State Representative Peggy Flanagan for Lt. Governor in this November’s election.

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'They Want To Go A different Way': Missouri Voters Scrap ‘Right to Work’ Law

08 Aug, 2018

A law to free nonunion workers from paying union dues has been undone by Missouri voters, a victory for labor organizers who spent millions of dollars to organize a “no” campaign.

Statement on Alan Netland’s retirement as President of the Northeast Area Labor Council

AFL-CIO Observes International Human Rights Day

We refuse to let Trump break our solidarity

Minnesota Labor Newspapers

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Trump’s Power to Fire Federal Workers Curtailed by Judge

Belabored Podcast #157: What’s a Strike and How Can I Help?

Too Many Americans Die on the Job. Are Things About to Get Worse?

Minnesota AFL-CIO Endorses Keith Ellison for Attorney General

Minnesota AFL-CIO Endorses Tim Walz for Governor & Peggy Flanagan for Lt. Governor

'They Want To Go A different Way': Missouri Voters Scrap ‘Right to Work’ Law