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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’

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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

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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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Know Your Voting Rights

15 Sep, 2016

Important elections are coming this fall. In addition to electing the next president of the United States, we will be voting for members of Congress, and state and local leaders.

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What It Means To Be an American

02 Sep, 2016

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

24 Aug, 2016

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

23 Aug, 2016

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

08 Jul, 2016

"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

07 Jul, 2016

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

2026 Minnesota AFL-CIO Endorsed Candidates

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

Minnesota AFL-CIO Endorses Amy Klobuchar for Governor

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Know Your Voting Rights

What It Means To Be an American

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

On the 51st Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, Now Is the Time to Restore It to Its Full Power

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

Statement on the death of Philando Castile