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End the shutdown, fund our government, fix the healthcare crisis, and put working people first

Minnesota AFL-CIO President Bernie Burnham made the following statement on the federal government shutdown: “It’s unfortunately no surprise that President Trump and the Republican majority in Congress have allowed our nation’s government to shut down. Since this administration came to office, it has

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Federal unions—and all unions—are under attack.

In March, the Trump administration took its most blatantly anti-worker, anti-union action yet: an executive order stripping the right to organize from hundreds of thousands of federal workers at more than 30 agencies.  

Now representatives in Congress have introduced the bipartisan Protect America’s Workforce Act, which would overturn Trump’s executive order.

We are asking every single American who cares about the fundamental freedom of all workers to join a union to call their member of Congress right now.

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Action Alert: Call to Restore Veterans Affairs Workers’ Union Rights

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is the backbone of support for our nation’s brave heroes, providing essential health care, benefits and services that veterans have earned through their service.

But the VA is under attack.  

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Statement on union busting at the VA

Minnesota AFL-CIO President Bernie Burnham & Secretary-Treasurer Brad Lehto made the following statement in response to the Department of Veterans Affairs unilaterally terminating collective bargaining agreements for workers at the VA, including more than 4,000 Minnesotans:

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Statement on June 14th's Political Violence

Statement from Minnesota AFL-CIO President Bernie Burnham and Secretary-Treasurer Brad Lehto in response to today’s political violence:

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