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2026 Minnesota AFL-CIO Endorsed Candidates

28 May, 2026

Photo of Minnesota union members on stage at the national AFL-CIO convention with a video wall that reads "Minnesota Brave" overhead.

Minnesota’s Labor Movement awarded AFL-CIO’s George Meany–Lane Kirkland Human Rights Award

07 Jun, 2026

At its 30th Constitutional Convention in Minneapolis, the AFL-CIO, the federation of 65 national and international labor unions that represent nearly 15 million working people, awarded Minnesota’s Labor Movement the 2025 George Meany–Lane Kirkland Human Rights Award for union and union members’

Labor Endorsed - Amy Klobuchar - Governor

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Minnesota AFL-CIO Endorses Amy Klobuchar for Governor

27 May, 2026

The Minnesota AFL-CIO, the state federation of more than 1,000 local unions collectively representing more than 300,000 working people, endorsed Sen. Amy Klobuchar for Governor. “Minnesota is one of the best states for working people, and we need a governor who will keep it that way as workers face

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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What Labor Day Means to My South Side and Black Union Family

07 Sep, 2017

Growing up on Chicago’s South Side, I learned at an early age the power of unions to dramatically improve the opportunities of black families in America.

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Trumka: This Labor Day, Fight for Paid Leave

05 Sep, 2017

The tension between work and time off has always been a concern of the American labor movement.

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Labor Day 2017: Working People Take Fewer Vacation Days and Work More

31 Aug, 2017

Working people are taking fewer vacation days and working more.

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Texas Working People Step Up in Worst Storm Ever

30 Aug, 2017

As Hurricane Harvey and its remnants bring unprecedented flooding and damage to a huge portion of Texas, working people in the state are going above and beyond their duties to help one another.

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Why I Served on Trump’s Manufacturing Council—And Why I Left

25 Aug, 2017

In January, I was invited to serve on President Donald Trump’s manufacturing council, along with my boss, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka.

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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.