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North Dakota AFL-CIO Statement on Minneapolis ICE Shooting of Renee Nicole Good

09 Jan, 2026

North Dakota’s labor movement is outraged by the killing of Renee Nicole Good by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent in Minneapolis on Wednesday. Our hearts are with Good’s family and loved ones, especially her children, during this devastating time. We stand in solidarity with our

AFL-CIO Observes International Human Rights Day

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Resolution on the Impact of the Federal Government Shutdown on State and Local Governments

24 Oct, 2025

Resolution on the Impact of the Federal Government Shutdown on State and Local Governments WHEREAS , the current federal government shutdown is causing immediate and cascading harm to states, local governments, workers and communities; WHEREAS , Medicaid, SNAP food assistance and other essential

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Labor 2016 Call to Action by Waylon Hedegaard, ND AFL-CIO President

Brothers and Sisters,

08, Sep, 2016

What It Means To Be an American

One night at his UPS job, Tefere Gebre's co-worker handed him some union material.

“He told me that I’d get health care and vacation and other benefits by filling it out. I said, ‘Are you serious?’ I thought, ‘Hmm. Everyone should have that.’”

02, Sep, 2016

North Dakota AFL-CIO 2016 Endorsed Candidates

Statewide Endorsements
U.S. Senate - Eliot Glassheim
U.S. Congress - Chase Iron Eyes
Governor and Lt. Governor - Marvin Nelson & Joan Heckaman
State Treasurer - Tim Mathern
Insurance Commissioner - Ruth Buffalo

30, Aug, 2016

Today’s Photo ID Laws Are Yesterday’s Beans in a Jar

Growing up in rural Kentucky, Augusta Thomas witnessed the extreme measures elected officials would take to prevent African-American men from voting.

24, Aug, 2016

On the 51st Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, Now Is the Time to Restore It to Its Full Power

Anniversaries can be celebratory or somber. Today we celebrate the 51st anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and it is the kind of anniversary in which we hail the success of the act, while also acknowledging the deficiencies in our democracy that make the full act necessary.

23, Aug, 2016