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The Minnesota AFL-CIO, the state federation of more than 1,000 local unions collectively representing more than 300,000 working people, endorsed Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan for U.S. Senate. 

Stop by the Labor Pavilion, located at the corner of Dan Patch and Cooper at this year’s State Fair to learn about the unions of the Minnesota AFL-CIO. We’ll have live music, giveaways, and demonstrations for visitors.

Responding to Governor Walz’s Executive Order overruling state regulations on mining, Minnesota AFL-CIO President Bernie Burnham made the following statement:

Minnesota AFL-CIO President Bernie Burnham made the following statement in response to a New York Times report naming the l

Whenever big Wall Street banks, financial institutions and billionaire investors gamble with our economy, working people are the ones who feel the pain. Our jobs, our homes and our retirement savings take huge hits when the banking system or the market collapses.

The Minnesota AFL-CIO, the state’s federation of labor unions, joined the nation’s labor movement in strongly condemning today’s Supreme Court decision giving President Trump unpreced