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Statement on Donald Trump’s unprecedented union busting Executive Order

March 28, 2025

Minnesota AFL-CIO President Bernie Burnham issued the following statement on a new executive order from the Trump administration stripping collective bargaining and union rights from workers across the federal...
Minnesota’s Labor Movement Stands with Immigrant Workers

January 26, 2025

Minnesota AFL-CIO President Bernie Burnham and Secretary-Treasurer Brad Lehto made the following statement on President Trump’s executive orders on immigration: “President Trump’s executive orders attacking...
Time for House GOP to stop playing pretend and get to work for Minnesotans

January 14, 2025

Minnesota AFL-CIO President Bernie Burnham made the following statement on the beginning of the 2025 Legislative Session: “Working Minnesotans expect their elected leaders to set extreme partisanship aside and...
Statement on 2024 Election Results

November 7, 2024

Minnesota AFL-CIO President Bernie Burnham made the following statement on the results of Tuesday’s General Election: “Elected leaders come and go, but the Labor Movement endures in Minnesota, across the...
Tim Walz is one of us who fights for working people like us every single day.

August 6, 2024

Minnesota AFL-CIO President Bernie Burnham made the following statement on Minnesota Governor Tim Walz’s selection as Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate: “As Minnesotans, we’re proud to have one of our...
Minnesota AFL-CIO makes first round of 2024 Legislative endorsements

June 19, 2024

The General Board of the Minnesota AFL-CIO, the statewide federation of Labor Unions, made its first round of candidate endorsements for the Minnesota Legislature. The endorsed candidates have committed to...
Minnesota AFL-CIO praises two years of historic Legislative progress

May 20, 2024

Minnesota AFL-CIO President Bernie Burnham made the following statement upon adjournment of the 2024 Legislative Session: “In 2023 Governor Walz and DFLers delivered the most pro-worker legislative session...
Minnesota AFL-CIO Statement on Legislative Auditor’s Worker Misclassification Report

March 14, 2024

In response to the Legislative Auditor’s report on worker misclassification, Minnesota AFL-CIO President Bernie Burnham made the following statement: “The Legislative Auditor’s report confirms what countless...
Minnesota AFL-CIO Statement on February Budget Forecast

February 29, 2024

In response to news the state budget surplus increased to $3.7 billion, Minnesota AFL-CIO President Bernie Burnham made the following statement: “Today’s announcement shows prioritizing investments in workers...
Ahead of Session, Minnesota AFL-CIO Releases 2023 Legislative Report

January 28, 2024

View the Report Ahead of the Legislature’s return to St. Paul next week, the Minnesota AFL-CIO today released its comprehensive 2024 Legislative Report. The report indexes 45 different votes in the Minnesota...
Minnesota AFL-CIO Statement on November 2023 State Budget Forecast

December 6, 2023

Minnesota AFL-CIO President Bernie Burnham made the following statement on today’s State Budget Forecast showing a one-time surplus of $2.4 billion: “After 2023’s historic pro-worker legislative session,...
Minnesota’s Labor Movement Stands in Solidarity with Striking UAW Workers

September 22, 2023

As members of the United Auto Workers walked off the job today at the Stellantis facility in Plymouth and the GM facility right across the border in Hudson, Wisconsin as part of the national strike, Minnesota...
Working Minnesotans Celebrate Close of Historic Pro-Labor Legislative Session

May 22, 2023

As the Legislature adjourned for the year, Minnesotans are taking stock and celebrating some of the most sweeping pro-Labor legislation in state history that will improve the lives of workers in every corner...
Minnesota AFL-CIO celebrates groundbreaking Labor legislation heading to Governor Walz’s desk

May 16, 2023

Working Minnesotans are celebrating historic Labor Policy & Finance legislation heading to Governor Walz’s desk for his signature. In addition to funding the Department of Labor and Industry to enforce...
Minnesota AFL-CIO welcomes six regional organizers to strengthen local organizing

May 16, 2023

The Minnesota AFL-CIO is welcoming six new regional organizers to support affiliated Local Unions across Minnesota in mobilizing union members at their workplaces and in their communities. The positions are...
Senate Republicans embrace MAGA misinformation while insulting working people

April 27, 2023

During Thursday’s Senate Debate on House File 3, legislation protecting our elections from foreign influence and increasing voter access to our democracy, Senator Steve Drazkowski made an unsupported...
Statement on Governor Tim Walz’s 2023 State of the State Address

April 19, 2023

Minnesota AFL-CIO President Bernie Burnham made the following statement in response to Governor Walz’s State of the State Address: “As we head into the final weeks of the Legislative session, Governor Walz and...
Statement on the February 2023 state budget forecast

February 27, 2023

Minnesota AFL-CIO President Bernie Burnham made the following statement on today’s state budget forecast: “With an unprecedented $17.5 billion in unallocated budget dollars, state government has an even larger...
Statement on state budget forecast

December 6, 2022

Minnesota AFL-CIO President Bernie Burnham made the following statement on today’s state budget forecast: “Today’s budget news puts our state in a good position for what will likely be a historic legislative...
Working Minnesotans elect a Pro-Labor State Government

November 9, 2022

Minnesota AFL-CIO President Bernie Burnham made the following statement on yesterday’s election results: “The 2022 election showed that no matter where we live or what we look like, union members can make...

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Press Releases

Statement on Donald Trump’s unprecedented union busting Executive Order

Minnesota’s Labor Movement Stands with Immigrant Workers

Time for House GOP to stop playing pretend and get to work for Minnesotans

Statement on 2024 Election Results

Tim Walz is one of us who fights for working people like us every single day.

Minnesota AFL-CIO makes first round of 2024 Legislative endorsements

Minnesota AFL-CIO praises two years of historic Legislative progress

Minnesota AFL-CIO Statement on Legislative Auditor’s Worker Misclassification Report

Minnesota AFL-CIO Statement on February Budget Forecast

Ahead of Session, Minnesota AFL-CIO Releases 2023 Legislative Report

Minnesota AFL-CIO Statement on November 2023 State Budget Forecast

Minnesota’s Labor Movement Stands in Solidarity with Striking UAW Workers

Working Minnesotans Celebrate Close of Historic Pro-Labor Legislative Session

Minnesota AFL-CIO celebrates groundbreaking Labor legislation heading to Governor Walz’s desk

Minnesota AFL-CIO welcomes six regional organizers to strengthen local organizing

Senate Republicans embrace MAGA misinformation while insulting working people

Statement on Governor Tim Walz’s 2023 State of the State Address

Statement on the February 2023 state budget forecast

Statement on state budget forecast

Working Minnesotans elect a Pro-Labor State Government

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