Whether it's by giving, advocating or volunteering, union members in Saint Paul and throughout the East Metro are Living United. Our Community Services program and Greater Twin Cities United Way will celebrate their longstanding partnership Jan. 28, when they co-sponsor a marching unit in the King Boreas Grande Day Parade. Read more >>>

The Saint Paul Regional Labor Federation, AFL-CIO unites nearly 50,000 union members in the East Metro area of the Twin Cities. The mission of the Saint Paul Regional Labor Federation is to improve the lives of working families by acting locally to organize workers, build political power and advance worker-friendly legislation.

The Saint Paul Regional Labor Federation is a key part of the nation's largest and strongest labor federation – the AFL-CIO, which unites 10.5 million working women and men of every race and ethnicity and from every walk of life.

The Saint Paul Regional Labor Federation is a formidable voice for working families in Ramsey, Washington, Dakota and Chisago counties. Our professional staff members support local political, organizing and issue-oriented campaigns by mobilizing – and growing – a network of committed union volunteers. Read more ...

A new campaign spearheaded by Working America is spreading the Occupy Wall Street movement's message from city centers into the suburban areas of the Twin Cities and beyond. The goal, organizers say, is to show the Occupy movement can’t be dismissed as a group of complainers who “need to take a shower and get a job.”

 

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Workers briefly occupied the Wells Fargo tower downtown Saint Paul January 24, shaming the giant bank for using loopholes in the corporate tax code to avoid paying its fair share. Read more >>>

Operation Christmas Solidarity, spearheaded by the St. Paul Regional Labor Federation and local representatives of American Income Life, provided toys, clothing, diapers and gift cards to every child and grandchild of workers locked out of their jobs since Aug. 1 by American Crystal Sugar. Read more >>>

The national Republican party has selected Indiana Republican Gov. Mitch Daniels to respond to President Obama’s State of the Union address next week–sending a clear signal the party is making attacks on working people a top priority in the 2012 elections. Daniels is a key backer of right to work for less (RTW) legislation which state Republican lawmakers, in a stunning display of arrogance, have repeatedly tried to ram through, while thumbing their noses at working Hoosiers–not to mention democracy. Read more >>>

Infrastructure investments, workforce training initiatives and tax credits for businesses that hire unemployed Minnesotans are among the proposals included in a jobs plan floated by Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton and DFLers in the Legislature. Read more >>>

The labor assemblies of the Saint Paul Regional Labor Federation carry out the federation’s work on the local, grassroots level. Whether it’s volunteering at the local food shelf, supporting an organizing drive or phone banking for labor-endorsed candidates, labor assemblies are a great way for rank-and-file union members to help grow labor’s presence in their communities.

The Regional Labor Federation currently has four labor assemblies, each of which serves a county in the East Metro area: the Saint Paul Labor Assembly, which serves Ramsey County; the Saint Croix Valley Labor Assembly, which serves Washington County; the Chisago County Labor Assembly; and the Southern Dakota County Labor Assembly. All of the assemblies meet monthly and are open to members of Regional Labor Federation-affiliated unions who live or work in their counties. For meeting times and locations, see the Regional Labor Federation calendar. For more information on labor assemblies, call 651-222-3787.