Minnesota AFL-CIO Stands with Minnesotans Facing Federal Charges

Minnesota AFL-CIO President Bernie Burnham made the following statement in response to the Trump Justice Department indicting 15 Minnesotans for their actions protecting community members during ‘Operation Metro Surge’:

“Instead of holding federal agents accountable for shooting and killing Renée Good and our union brother Alex Pretti, the Trump administration continues to weaponize the Justice Department to settle political scores and intimidate American citizens for being good neighbors and exercising their constitutional rights.

“Any charges should be based on credible evidence and established facts, not speculation or political pressure from the White House.

“This past winter, the Trump administration tried to break Minnesotans’ solidarity and basic sense of decency by flooding our state with armed agents. They failed. Now they are trying to break us in the courtroom. They will fail again.”