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SE MN ALC Proud to Endorse in 2022 Election

05 Oct, 2022

Every union has a foundation story of how a few workers got together to benefit themselves, their coworkers, and their families. Union members understand democracy is about people and people power. Nothing less than democracy is on the ballot this November and that is why we are proud to support

Wegmann Elected to Lead the Southeast Minnesota Area Labor Council

08 Jan, 2020

Wegmann Elected to Lead the Southeast Minnesota Area Labor Council (Rochester, MN) The Southeast Minnesota Area Labor Council Executive Board unanimously elected Pommella Wegmann to serve as the council’s president at its quarterly meeting on Wednesday. The Southeast Minnesota Area Labor Council

Statement on ICE’s killing of AFGE member Alex Jeffrey Pretti

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Pathway to Progress: The Pittston Coal Strike of 1989

History has long been portrayed as a series of "great men" taking great action to shape the world we live in. In recent decades, however, social historians have focused more on looking at history "from the bottom up," studying the vital role that working people played in our heritage.

21, Feb, 2023

Celebrating Leaders and Activists for Black History Month

This year, for Black History Month, we're taking a look at a group of leaders who are currently active making Black history across the labor movement.

16, Feb, 2023

Members of the Washington, D.C. IBEW Local Preparing for the Super Bowl

Super Bowl 2023, Brought to You by Unions

Caption: Members of the Washington, D.C. IBEW Local 1200 preparing to work the CBS Super Bowl Broadcast from Atlanta

13, Feb, 2023

Celebrating the FMLA

The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) passed 30 years ago and guaranteed 12 weeks of unpaid leave each year to working families.

08, Feb, 2023

Buy Union-Made in America

Working people in unions value the hard work and craftsmanship that goes into the products and services we make and provide.

That's why buying "Made in America" products is an important act of solidarity that promotes good jobs in the United States.

31, Jan, 2023

New BLS Data: Union Membership Grows by More than 200,000 in 2022

Bureau of Labor Statistics data released today showed union membership in the United States grew by more than 273,000 in 2022, despite fierce and often illegal corporate union-busting.

19, Jan, 2023