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Protect Workers’ Retirements from Wall Street’s Crypto Gambling

Protect Workers’ Retirements from Wall Street’s Crypto Gambling

Whenever big Wall Street banks, financial institutions and billionaire investors gamble with our economy, working people are the ones who feel the pain. Our jobs, our homes and our retirement savings take huge hits when the banking system or the market collapses.

 

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Minnesota’s Labor Movement awarded AFL-CIO’s George Meany–Lane Kirkland Human Rights Award

Minnesota’s Labor Movement awarded AFL-CIO’s George Meany–Lane Kirkland Human Rights Award

At its 30th Constitutional Convention in Minneapolis, the AFL-CIO, the federation of 65 national and international labor unions that represent nearly 15 million working people, awarded Minnesota’s Labor Movement the 2025 George Meany–Lane Kirkland Human Rights Award for union and union members’ a

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Volunteer Recruitment & Retention Training: Building the Team That Wins

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28 Aug

Minnesota AFL-CIO at the State Fair

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29 Aug

Minnesota AFL-CIO at the State Fair

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30 Aug

Minnesota AFL-CIO at the State Fair

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31 Aug

Minnesota AFL-CIO at the State Fair

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Falcon Heights, MN 55108
01 Sep

Minnesota AFL-CIO at the State Fair

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02 Sep

Minnesota AFL-CIO at the State Fair

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03 Sep

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04 Sep

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05 Sep

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06 Sep

Minnesota AFL-CIO at the State Fair

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07 Sep

Minnesota AFL-CIO at the State Fair

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Falcon Heights, MN 55108
16 Sep

Volunteer Recruitment & Retention Training: Building the Team That Wins

Volunteers are the heart of every successful labor campaign - but getting them in the door is only the beginning.

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