At the Capitol

Protect Minnesota's Wage Theft Law

February 26, 2020

Last year, Minnesota’s Labor Movement joined with community partners and lawmakers to pass the strongest protections against wage theft in the nation. By passing this bill, we made it clear that bosses who...
Minnesota AFL-CIO 2020 Legislative Priorities

February 11, 2020

The Minnesota AFL-CIO represents the shared voice, values, and priorities of our state’s Labor Movement. We believe that no matter where we come from, what we look like, or how we pray; all working people...
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...
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...
December 2: Labor Standards Briefing

November 26, 2019

In partnership with the Minnesota AFL-CIO, labor standards agencies in Minnesota invite you to participate in a December 2, 2019, informational webinar. Agency presenters will cover who they are, how best to...
2019 Minnesota AFL-CIO Legislative Report

October 15, 2019

We've run the numbers and tallied the votes. Find out how your legislator voted on issues important to working Minnesotans. View the 2019 Minnesota AFL-CIO Legislative Report
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...
Minnesota Legislature Agrees to One of the Strongest Anti-Wage Theft Laws in the Nation

May 24, 2019

Following the news that a historic bill addressing the wage theft crisis in Minnesota was agreed to as part of the final budget negotiations, the Minnesota Coalition to End Wage Theft released the following...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
2017 Minnesota AFL-CIO Legislative Report

February 9, 2018

Before the 2018 session of the Minnesota Legislature kicks off, we prepared a report on how our state legislators voted on issues important to working Minnesotans. This report provides descriptions of Labor’s...
Thanks to Governor Dayton, Minnesota doesn’t need to wait for job creating infrastructure

January 16, 2018

Minnesota AFL-CIO President Bill McCarthy issued the following statement on Governor Mark Dayton’s 2018 infrastructure proposal: “While Donald Trump and his Republican allies in Congress delay and play lip...
Sexual harassment should never be tolerated at the Capitol or any workplace

November 9, 2017

Minnesota AFL-CIO President Bill McCarthy responded to the recent news of allegations of sexual harassment at the Minnesota Capitol: “The reports of sexual harassment at the Minnesota State Capitol, a place...
Minnesota AFL-CIO: Time for Republicans to come back to the negotiating table

July 19, 2017

Minnesota AFL-CIO President Bill McCarthy issued the following statement in response to today’s Ramsey County District Court decision: “Working Minnesotans applaud Governor Dayton’s move to appeal today’s...

At the Capitol

Protect Minnesota's Wage Theft Law

Minnesota AFL-CIO 2020 Legislative Priorities

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

November Forecast: Invest in Working Minnesotans

December 2: Labor Standards Briefing

2019 Minnesota AFL-CIO Legislative Report

2019 Legislative Session a win for working Minnesotans

Minnesota Legislature Agrees to One of the Strongest Anti-Wage Theft Laws in the Nation

Thank Governor Walz for Standing #WithThePeople

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

Invest budget surplus in working Minnesotans

2018 Minnesota AFL-CIO Legislative Report

Standing with working people, Governor Dayton vetoes corporate tax giveaways

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

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

Invest Surplus in Working People

2017 Minnesota AFL-CIO Legislative Report

Thanks to Governor Dayton, Minnesota doesn’t need to wait for job creating infrastructure

Sexual harassment should never be tolerated at the Capitol or any workplace

Minnesota AFL-CIO: Time for Republicans to come back to the negotiating table

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