News and Updates

Thank Governor Walz for Standing #WithThePeople

May 12, 2019

It’s crunch time for the 2019 Legislative Session. Governor Walz is deep in negotiations advocating for policies that will benefit working Minnesotans from all places and backgrounds. He needs to know we have...
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...
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...
2018 Minnesota AFL-CIO Endorsements

September 24, 2018

The following candidates have been endorsed by the Minnesota AFL-CIO for the 2018 election. Visit www.mnvotes.org to check your registration, register to vote, and find out where you vote. Check this page...
2018 Minnesota AFL-CIO Legislative Report

September 13, 2018

Every Minnesota House seat is on the ballot this year. We prepared a report on how our state legislators voted on issues important to working Minnesotans. This report provides descriptions of Labor’s...
UFCW Local 653 & UFCW Local 1161 union members vote to merge locals and become largest UFCW Local in five state area

August 27, 2018

Union members from United Food and Commercial Workers Locals 653 and 1161 voted to build a better life together by overwhelmingly approving a merger vote. The union merger creates the largest UFCW Local in the...
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...
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...
June 23: Pledge to Vote for Labor Endorsed Candidates

June 18, 2018

On June 23, union members across Minnesota are making a commitment to vote for candidates this November who will fight to protect our freedom to join together. We want to show all candidates and the public...
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...
New Report Names Minnesota the 31st Most Dangerous Place for Working People

April 26, 2018

According to a new report released today by the AFL-CIO, Minnesota had the 31st highest rate of workplace deaths in 2016. This analysis, based on data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, shows that 92...
Working people can’t afford to go backwards with Tim Pawlenty

April 5, 2018

Minnesota AFL-CIO President Bill McCarthy issued the following statement on Tim Pawlenty’s entry into the 2018 race for governor: “After eight years as governor, Tim Pawlenty left Minnesota worse off than when...
State of the State Address: Governor Dayton has been a champion for working Minnesotans and their families

March 14, 2018

Minnesota AFL-CIO President Bill McCarthy issued the following statement following Governor Mark Dayton’s final State of the State address: “For the last seven years, Governor Dayton has been a champion for...
Minnesota AFL-CIO makes first round of 2018 political endorsements

March 6, 2018

The Minnesota AFL-CIO, the state federation of more than 1,000 affiliated unions announced its first round of endorsements for the 2018 election. The labor federation’s general board voted to endorse Amy...
Invest Surplus in Working People

February 28, 2018

The State of Minnesota today reported a budget surplus of $329 million. Minnesota AFL-CIO President Bill McCarthy made the following statement: “Today’s announcement is the ninth budget surplus under Governor...
Candidates for governor vie for labor support at state AFL-CIO forum

February 18, 2018

The four leading DFL candidates for governor made their pitch to union activists from across Minnesota today at a forum in St. Paul, promising to support working people and their organizations if elected....

News and Updates

Thank Governor Walz for Standing #WithThePeople

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

Invest budget surplus in working Minnesotans

Working Minnesotans propel Labor-endorsed candidates to victory

2018 Minnesota AFL-CIO Endorsements

2018 Minnesota AFL-CIO Legislative Report

UFCW Local 653 & UFCW Local 1161 union members vote to merge locals and become largest UFCW Local in five state area

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”

Workers remain united despite Supreme Court decision

June 23: Pledge to Vote for Labor Endorsed Candidates

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

New Report Names Minnesota the 31st Most Dangerous Place for Working People

Working people can’t afford to go backwards with Tim Pawlenty

State of the State Address: Governor Dayton has been a champion for working Minnesotans and their families

Minnesota AFL-CIO makes first round of 2018 political endorsements

Invest Surplus in Working People

Candidates for governor vie for labor support at state AFL-CIO forum

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