What We’re Doing In Minnesota Select typeArticleEventMedia HitMultimediaReportResolutionSpeechStatement Apply May 13, 2020 Blog Labor Is Pioneering a New Kind of Relief Effort in the Twin Cities Scores of workers across America have been laid off through no fault of their own and still, many of them are not eligible for federal benefits during these unprecedented times. In Minnesota’s Twin Cities, the Minneapolis Regional Labor Federation (MRLF) is organizing to provide support to those workers who can’t get the support they need from our federal government. July 16, 2019 Media Hit Liz Shuler on Amazon 'Prime Day' Collective Action and the Right to Organize (CNN Business) April 5, 2019 Blog Education Minnesota Is Gaining Strength One Conversation at a Time Just over 18 months ago, the leaders of Education Minnesota (an affiliate of both the AFT and the National Education Association) decided that something had to change. With the Janus v. AFSCME decision looming, and the 2018 midterm elections set to follow, the 90,000-member union knew that membership engagement had to be its top priority. October 5, 2018 Blog In Minnesota and Across the Country, Organizing Power Begets Political Power As the midterms rapidly approach, politics is at the top of minds across the labor movement. And as a seemingly endless stream of news flows from the White House, Capitol Hill and the campaign trail, it can be easy to lose sight of anything else. But, organizers have been quick to point out that our electoral strength in November depends on our organizing strength year-round. June 22, 2016 Blog Thousands of Nurses to Strike This Week in Minnesota, California and Massachusetts Starting this week, nearly 10,000 registered nurses, affiliated with National Nurses United (NNU), are striking in Minnesota, California and Massachusetts in order to improve patient safety and quality care at... November 18, 2015 Speech Trumka to Humphrey School of Public Affairs Students: America Does Better When We All Do Better AFL-CIO President RIchard Trumka delivers a keynote speech at the University of Minnesota.