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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:

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What It Means To Be an American

One night at his UPS job, Tefere Gebre's co-worker handed him some union material. 

“He told me that I’d get health care and vacation and other benefits by filling it out. I said, ‘Are you serious?’ I thought, ‘Hmm. Everyone should have that.’”

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Today’s Photo ID Laws Are Yesterday’s Beans in a Jar

Growing up in rural Kentucky, Augusta Thomas witnessed the extreme measures elected officials would take to prevent African-American men from voting.
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On the 51st Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, Now Is the Time to Restore It to Its Full Power

Anniversaries can be celebratory or somber. Today we celebrate the 51st anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and it is the kind of anniversary in which we hail the success of the act, while also acknowledging the deficiencies in our democracy that make the full act necessary.

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Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on the death of police officers in Dallas

"We mourn the loss of the officers who were shot in the line of duty in Dallas, protecting the right to protest peacefully.  Our hearts go out to the victims’ families, the city of Dallas, and the nation.

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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.