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At the AFL-CIO Convention last summer, the nation’s largest labor federation set an ambitious goal to bring 1 million new members into our unions over the next 10 years. Since then, the federation has made a strategic investment in creating the Center for Transformational Organizing (CTO), which will bring together a broad coalition of union […]
Several bills that unions have advocated for during previous legislative cycles are quickly progressing through the legislative process.
It’s autumn in Minnesota, and trade unionists across our great state are taking action together every day though the Labor 2022 program. We started earlier this spring with a rigorous screening process that helped determine which candidates had done the work to earn the Minnesota AFL-CIO’s endorsement. In August, we kicked-off our grassroots member education […]
It’s imperative that we take the same momentum driving this surge in workplace organizing and use it to mobilize union members to get to the polls.
The St. Paul Regional Labor Federation and its nonprofit Labor Studies and Resource Center (LSRC) have taken a leading role in connecting Minnesotans with fresh food available through a new USDA program this winter. And on March 20 in St. Paul Park, their efforts hit a major milestone: 1 million pounds of food distributed into […]
Each day the lockout continues, Teamsters warn, Marathon is putting its workers and surrounding communities at risk.
Building back better means leveling the playing field and giving working people more power to join together and bargain better wages, benefits and working conditions.
Unions aren’t just talking about unity, either. They’re backing it up with action, working in coalition to grow participation in the election.
Labor Day should always be about celebrating the contributions of America’s working people – especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.
This is a moment that demands clear action and common purpose. While the times may be “uncertain,” you can be sure which side the labor movement is on.
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