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2026 Legislative Priorities

26 Feb, 2026

The Minnesota AFL-CIO and members of our affiliated unions fight for pro-worker laws and push back against any attack on our rights or livelihoods. Minnesota is moving in the right direction, and we made historic gains for workers in 2023 and 2024. It’s up to the Labor Movement to defend that

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Statement on ICE Plan to End Surge

12 Feb, 2026

On Behalf of the ICE Out of Minnesota Coalition (sign on orgs listed below) Minnesota Labor, Faith, Community Groups Issue Statement on Announcement of ICE Plan To End Surge Minnesota, Make Clear Need for Justice for Those Detained and Harmed By Surge MINNESOTA - Following Border Czar Tom Homan

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In funding debate, working Minnesotans demand end to ICE occupation, justice for victims

06 Feb, 2026

Minnesota AFL-CIO President Bernie Burnham made the following statement in response to a letter from Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries to Republican Congressional Leaders regarding funding for the Department of Homeland Security: “Minnesotans have had

A collage of Minnesota's three Labor newspapers.

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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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.

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Northeast Semi-Supersonic Train to be Union Built

03 Jan, 2018

The developers of a train that would travel nearly half the speed of sound and get passengers from New York to Washington, D.C., in about an hour signed a memorandum of understanding to only use union labor on the project.

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Minnesota AFL-CIO congratulates Tina Smith on her appointment to the US Senate

13 Dec, 2017

Minnesota AFL-CIO President Bill McCarthy issued the following statement on Lt. Governor Tina Smith’s appointment to the United States Senate:

“Tina Smith in the United States Senate is good news for working Minnesotans.

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Tax Plan’s Biggest Cuts Could Be in Living Standards

13 Dec, 2017

A decade ago or so, the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center and the liberal-leaning Center on Budget and Policy Priorities estimated that making the Bush tax cuts permanent — rather than letting them expire in 2010 — would increase the after-tax

2026 Legislative Priorities

Statement on ICE Plan to End Surge

In funding debate, working Minnesotans demand end to ICE occupation, justice for victims

Minnesota Labor Newspapers

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

Protect Us From Voter Purges

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

Northeast Semi-Supersonic Train to be Union Built

Minnesota AFL-CIO congratulates Tina Smith on her appointment to the US Senate

Tax Plan’s Biggest Cuts Could Be in Living Standards