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Minnesota Labor Movement Supports & Welcomes Refugees & Immigrants

January 22, 2020

The Executive Board of the Minnesota AFL-CIO, the state Labor federation of more than 1,000 local unions who collectively represent more than 300,000 working people, passed a resolution reaffirming its support...
Working Minnesotans support Governor Walz’s historic Local Jobs & Projects Plan

January 15, 2020

Minnesota AFL-CIO President Bill McCarthy issued the following statement in support of Governor Tim Walz and Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan’s historic Local Jobs and Projects Plan, which would invest more than $2...
Bethany Winkels named Minnesota AFL-CIO Executive Director

January 9, 2020

Minnesota AFL-CIO President Bill McCarthy announced today that he has named Bethany Winkels to serve in the newly created position of Executive Director for the statewide Labor Federation. Winkels has been...
November Forecast: Invest in Working Minnesotans

December 5, 2019

Responding to Minnesota’s November Budget Forecast reporting a $1.3 billion state budget forecast, Minnesota AFL-CIO President Bill McCarthy issued the following statement: “The November forecast is proof that...
2019 Legislative Session a win for working Minnesotans

May 25, 2019

Much work remains for 2020 and beyond The Minnesota Legislature’s 2019 work came to a close on Saturday morning with significant gains for working people but much work remaining when lawmakers return next...
Statement on Vice President Mike Pence’s “New NAFTA” Minnesota visit

May 9, 2019

Minnesota AFL-CIO President Bill McCarthy issued the following statement ahead of Vice President Mike Pence’s scheduled visits to Glyndon & St. Paul to discuss the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (...
New Report Names Minnesota the 28th Most Dangerous Place for Workers

April 25, 2019

According to a new report released today by the AFL-CIO, Minnesota had the 28th highest rate of workplace deaths in 2017. This analysis, based on data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, shows that 101...
Statement on Governor Walz’s 2019 State of the State Address

April 3, 2019

Minnesota AFL-CIO President Bill McCarthy issued the following statement responding the Governor Tim Walz’s 2019 State of the State address: “Governor Walz made a strong case this evening for a state budget...
Minnesota’s Labor Movement mourns the death of former MN AFL-CIO President Dan Gustafson

March 22, 2019

Minnesota’s Labor Movement is saddened to learn of the death of MN AFL-CIO President Emeritus Dan Gustafson Thursday evening. Gustafson served as the State Labor Federation’s President from 1985 to 1990 and...
Invest budget surplus in working Minnesotans

December 6, 2018

St. Paul – Minnesota AFL-CIO President Bill McCarthy issued the following statement on today’s state budget forecast showing a $1.544 billion budget surplus and an additional $2 billion in reserve: “Following...
Working Minnesotans propel Labor-endorsed candidates to victory

November 7, 2018

Minnesota AFL-CIO President Bill McCarthy issued the following statement responding to the 2018 election results: “A record number of Minnesotans sent a clear message yesterday by electing the full slate of...
Bill McCarthy & Brad Lehto unanimously re-elected to lead Minnesota AFL-CIO

September 24, 2018

Delegates to the 54th Minnesota AFL-CIO Constitutional Convention unanimously voted Saturday to re-elect President Bill McCarthy & Secretary-Treasurer Brad Lehto to lead the state’s largest labor...
Minnesota AFL-CIO Endorses Keith Ellison for Attorney General

August 16, 2018

The Minnesota AFL-CIO General Board voted unanimously to endorse Congressman Keith Ellison for Attorney General. “Throughout his entire career, Keith Ellison has fiercely defended workers’ freedom to organize...
Minnesota AFL-CIO Endorses Tim Walz for Governor & Peggy Flanagan for Lt. Governor

August 16, 2018

The General Board of the Minnesota AFL-CIO voted unanimously today to endorse Congressman Tim Walz for Governor and State Representative Peggy Flanagan for Lt. Governor in this November’s election. “Minnesota’...
Minnesota AFL-CIO congratulates working Missourians for defeating “Right to Work”

August 7, 2018

Minnesota AFL-CIO President Bill McCarthy issued the following statement on the rejection of Proposition A, the so-called “Right to Work” law in Missouri tonight: “Tonight’s election result in Missouri is a...
Brad Lehto elected Minnesota AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer

July 23, 2018

The Minnesota AFL-CIO General Board unanimously elected Brad Lehto to serve as the labor federation’s Secretary-Treasurer. Lehto, a member of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (...
Workers remain united despite Supreme Court decision

June 27, 2018

The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday overturned four decades of precedent and sound law, making it harder for working people to join together in strong unions to build better lives for families and communities...
Minnesota AFL-CIO Condemns Trump Administration’s Immoral Family Separation Policy

June 19, 2018

Minnesota AFL-CIO President Bill McCarthy issued the following statement regarding the separation of families at our nation’s borders: “Minnesota’s Labor movement strongly condemns the Trump Administration’s...
In the Face of Janus, AFL-CIO Launches Ad Campaign in Minnesota & Nationwide Calling on Working People to Organize

May 29, 2018

The AFL-CIO today announced a major, national print and digital ad campaign calling on workers to join together in the face of continued corporate assaults on the freedom to join together in union. An open...
Standing with working people, Governor Dayton vetoes corporate tax giveaways

May 23, 2018

Minnesota AFL-CIO President Bill McCarthy issued the following statement on Governor Mark Dayton’s vetoes of the omnibus tax and budget bills: “As he has done for nearly eight years, Governor Dayton once again...

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Press Releases

Minnesota Labor Movement Supports & Welcomes Refugees & Immigrants

Working Minnesotans support Governor Walz’s historic Local Jobs & Projects Plan

Bethany Winkels named Minnesota AFL-CIO Executive Director

November Forecast: Invest in Working Minnesotans

2019 Legislative Session a win for working Minnesotans

Statement on Vice President Mike Pence’s “New NAFTA” Minnesota visit

New Report Names Minnesota the 28th Most Dangerous Place for Workers

Statement on Governor Walz’s 2019 State of the State Address

Minnesota’s Labor Movement mourns the death of former MN AFL-CIO President Dan Gustafson

Invest budget surplus in working Minnesotans

Working Minnesotans propel Labor-endorsed candidates to victory

Bill McCarthy & Brad Lehto unanimously re-elected to lead Minnesota AFL-CIO

Minnesota AFL-CIO Endorses Keith Ellison for Attorney General

Minnesota AFL-CIO Endorses Tim Walz for Governor & Peggy Flanagan for Lt. Governor

Minnesota AFL-CIO congratulates working Missourians for defeating “Right to Work”

Brad Lehto elected Minnesota AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer

Workers remain united despite Supreme Court decision

Minnesota AFL-CIO Condemns Trump Administration’s Immoral Family Separation Policy

In the Face of Janus, AFL-CIO Launches Ad Campaign in Minnesota & Nationwide Calling on Working People to Organize

Standing with working people, Governor Dayton vetoes corporate tax giveaways

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