Labor and Women

In a very well receive overture Ray Waldron Secretary/Treasurer of the AFL-CIO met with the women of the DFL caucus. We understand meeting produced a balanced of dialogue and incorporated listening as well as talking. The presumptive head of the states largest labor...

Brommer Announces Retirement

AFL-CIO President Bernard Brommer made it official this week announcing his retirement.  We have been discussing the possibility since the early part of the year and it is good to have been right.  The 34 members of the Executive Council will make the decision on his...

4th District Follow-up

More activities have been taking place in the DFL 4th Congressional District contest. Sen Steve Novak (DFL-52, New Brighton) is challenging Mary Rosenthal in the union endorsement area. Rosenthal has secured the endorsements of the Service Employees International...

Delegate Chase in the Senate Race

The contest for DFL endorsement in the race to challenge US Senator Rod Grams (R-MN) is still far from over. The jockeying for position is still underway. The clear front-runner is uncommitted and it would be nice to know who he or she is. There have been a number of...

Electronic Distribution of Resolutions

The DFL Precinct Caucus process has always depended on the drafting of resolutions for changes to the Party Platform. This year is no different except the exchange of e-mail and websites allow groups and organizations to ally and bring the same items into the process...