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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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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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Richard Trumka: Why I Quit Trump’s Business Council

17 Aug, 2017

On Tuesday, President Donald Trump stood in the lobby of his tower on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan and again made excuses for bigotry and terrorism, effectively repudiating the remarks his staff wrote a day earlier in response to the white supremacist violence in Charlottesville, Va.

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Working Minnesotans Stand Against White Supremacy

16 Aug, 2017

In response to Saturday’s domestic terror attack in Virginia and President Donald Trump’s Tuesday comments, Minnesota AFL-CIO President Bill McCarthy issued the following statement:

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Minnesota AFL-CIO: Time for Republicans to come back to the negotiating table

19 Jul, 2017

Minnesota AFL-CIO President Bill McCarthy issued the following statement in response to today’s Ramsey County District Court decision:

“Working Minnesotans applaud Governor Dayton’s move to appeal today’s court decision.

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Minnesota AFL-CIO applauds Governor Dayton’s decision to bring lawmakers back to the negotiating table

30 May, 2017

Minnesota AFL-CIO President Bill McCarthy issued the following statement responding to Governor Mark Dayton’s decision to bring lawmakers back to the negotiating table:

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Minnesota AFL-CIO calls on Governor Dayton to veto E-12 bill

26 May, 2017

Citing the unprecedented attack on union members’ professional standards and workplace protections, the Minnesota AFL-CIO is calling on Governor Mark Dayton to veto the E-12 finance bill and send lawmakers back into special session.

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CEO Pay Increases to 347 Times Average Workers

09 May, 2017

CEO pay for major U.S. companies has risen nearly 6 percent, as income inequality and outsourcing of good-paying American jobs have increased.

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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Richard Trumka: Why I Quit Trump’s Business Council

Working Minnesotans Stand Against White Supremacy

Minnesota AFL-CIO: Time for Republicans to come back to the negotiating table

Minnesota AFL-CIO applauds Governor Dayton’s decision to bring lawmakers back to the negotiating table

Minnesota AFL-CIO calls on Governor Dayton to veto E-12 bill

CEO Pay Increases to 347 Times Average Workers