As Anticipated at the AFL-CIO

Ray Waldron was chosen to head the AFL-CIO replacing retiring President Bernard Brommer. Steve Hunter will take over for Waldron as Secretary/Treasurer on August 1st. Congratulations to each…. This content is for Monthly General Subscription, Monthly Premium...

New AFL-CIO President

The AFL –CIO Executive Council will be meeting at Giant’s Ridge June 7th and 8th to select the replacement for retiring President Bernard Brommer. It is expected that Secretary/Treasurer Ray Waldron will be the successor and AFSCME’s Steve Hunter will fill Waldron’s...

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...

Divided Labor

There is a bit of buzz surrounding the support from labor in the DFL 4th Congressional District race. With the entrance of Mary Rosenthal into the contest, people are up in arms that AFL-CIO President Bernie Brommer and Secretary-Treasurer Ray Waldron are heard to be...

Labor Endorsements

There has been anticipation that the AFL-CIO was ready to endorse a candidate in the DFL U.S. Senate contest. There also has been the talk of a combined union endorsed candidate. This would be a unique occurrence because it has been a long time since all of the...