Remembering Shar Knutson: ‘Her presence will be missed, but her legacy lives on’

Knutson made history as the first woman elected president of the Minnesota AFL-CIO.

Remembering David Roe, who expanded labor’s political clout in Minnesota

David Roe, whose 19-year tenure as president of the Minnesota AFL-CIO saw historic expansions of workers’ rights and protections in the state, died Feb. 13. He was 92. Labor leaders and lawmakers remembered Roe as a major player in Minnesota politics and devoted family man, whose concern for the welfare of working people was genuine […]