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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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State's union membership increase shows working Minnesotans are demanding a voice at work

19 Jan, 2018

The United States Bureau of Labor Statistics released data today showing Minnesota’s union membership rate rose from 14.2% of the overall workforce in 2016 to 15.2% in 2017 – an increase of 46,000 working people and nearly 5% higher th

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Let’s Rebuild the Middle Class by Rebuilding Our Infrastructure

18 Jan, 2018

The middle class has been on a steady slide for decades.

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Working People Are Watching, Mr. President

17 Jan, 2018

To Washington, D.C. insiders, this month’s budget negotiations are just the latest partisan exercise in a series of manufactured crises that too often result in short-term solutions. But for those who live and work outside of the Beltway bubble, much more is at stake.

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Thanks to Governor Dayton, Minnesota doesn’t need to wait for job creating infrastructure

16 Jan, 2018

Minnesota AFL-CIO President Bill McCarthy issued the following statement on Governor Mark Dayton’s 2018 infrastructure proposal:

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Protect Us From Voter Purges

12 Jan, 2018

Imagine this: It's Sunday morning and you walk into the church you grew up attending. You have not been to service in a few years.

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Trump May Force 200,000 Salvadorans to Leave the U.S.

09 Jan, 2018

The Trump administration announced Monday that it will terminate the provisional residency permits of about 200,000 Salvadorans who have lived in the country since at least 2001, leaving them to face deportation.