News and Updates

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’...
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...

News and Updates

Protect Minnesota's Wage Theft Law

2020 Precinct Caucus Resolutions & Information

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

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

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