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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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Minnesota AFL-CIO congratulates working Missourians for defeating “Right to Work”

07 Aug, 2018

Minnesota AFL-CIO President Bill McCarthy issued the following statement on the rejection of Proposition A, the so-called “Right to Work” law in Missouri tonight:

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Trump Administration Mulls a Unilateral Tax Cut for the Rich

06 Aug, 2018

The Trump administration is considering bypassing Congress to grant a $100 billion tax cut mainly to the wealthy, a legally tenuous maneuver that would cut capital gains taxation and fulfill a long-held ambition of many investors and conservatives.

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Worker Wages Remain Stagnant as Wealthy Executives are Rolling in Cash

06 Aug, 2018

Congressional Republicans and President Trump continue to push their sole legislative accomplishment, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, as a game-changer for average working Americans — but the benefits of that bill appear to be going mostly to the people at the top.

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Actor John Goodman Joins Fight to Stop 'Right to Work' Law in Missouri

25 Jul, 2018

The union-backed fight against making Missouri a "Right to Work" state has enlisted some star power to get its message out.

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AFL-CIO president: ‘Workers Are United to Defeat Kavanaugh’

23 Jul, 2018

AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka says the nation’s labor movement has come to a conclusion about President Donald Trump’s latest U.S. Supreme Court nominee: “Workers are united to defeat Kavanaugh,” he declares.

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Brad Lehto elected Minnesota AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer

23 Jul, 2018

The Minnesota AFL-CIO General Board unanimously elected Brad Lehto to serve as the labor federation’s Secretary-Treasurer.

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

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Minnesota AFL-CIO congratulates working Missourians for defeating “Right to Work”

Trump Administration Mulls a Unilateral Tax Cut for the Rich

Worker Wages Remain Stagnant as Wealthy Executives are Rolling in Cash

Actor John Goodman Joins Fight to Stop 'Right to Work' Law in Missouri

AFL-CIO president: ‘Workers Are United to Defeat Kavanaugh’

Brad Lehto elected Minnesota AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer