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Leave No Worker Behind
March 18, 2020
With rapidly changing news, the COVID-19 pandemic has working Minnesotans on edge. These tough times remind us that no matter what we look like, where we live, or what's in our wallets, at our core we’re all...
Minnesota AFL-CIO makes first round of 2020 election endorsements
March 11, 2020
The Minnesota AFL-CIO released its first round of endorsements for the 2020 election. The state labor federation’s general board voted to endorse U.S. Senator Tina Smith and Seventh District Congressman Collin...
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...
2020 Precinct Caucus Resolutions & Information
February 11, 2020
Minnesota’s Precinct Caucuses are Tuesday, February 25, at 7:00 p.m. at locations near your home determined by each political party. It’s important for union members to show up and be represented in Minnesota’...
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...
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’...
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