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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:

Duluth Labor World

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Statement on the death of Philando Castile

Minnesota AFL-CIO President Bill McCarthy issued the following statement regarding the shooting death of Philando Castile:

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Julie Blaha elected Secretary-Treasurer of the Minnesota AFL-CIO

The Minnesota AFL-CIO General Board today unanimously elected Julie Blaha to serve as the state labor federation’s Secretary-Treasurer.

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AFL-CIO Votes to Endorse Hillary Clinton for President

The General Board of the 12.5 million member AFL-CIO voted today to endorse Hillary Clinton for President of the United States. The endorsement reflects a comprehensive, democratic process initiated a year ago to capture the interests of the working people the federation represents.

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Statement of National AFL-CIO Leadership on Orlando Massacre

Today AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, Secretary-Treasurer Liz Shuler and Executive Vice President Tefere Gebre released the following statement in response to the murder of 49 people at Pulse, an LGBTQ nightclub in Orlando.  

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House Republicans failed working Minnesotans

Minnesota AFL-CIO President Bill McCarthy issued the following statement on the conclusion of the 2016 legislative session: