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In response to reports the Department of Justice is investigating Governor Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, Minnesota AFL-CIO President Bernie Burnham made the following statement:

Minnesota AFL-CIO President Bernie Burnham made the following statement in response to the killing of Renée Nicole Macklin Good, an unarmed US Citizen, at the hands of an ICE agent in Minneapolis this morning:

In response to Governor Tim Walz’s announcement that he will not seek a third term, Minnesota AFL-CIO President Bernie Burnham made the following statement:

Minnesota AFL-CIO President Bernie Burnham made the following statement on the retirement of Northeast Area Labor Council President Alan Netland:

Since its earliest days, the AFL-CIO has argued that the dignity and freedom of working people are fundamental human rights, aligning our mission with the principles later enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Today, those rights are under attack.