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 ...

The Regional Labor Federation hosted its annual Labor Bowl fundraiser on May 3, raising $14,470 for the St. Paul Labor Studies and Resource Center – our most successful Labor Bowl yet! Read more >>>

Workers and their supporters from across the Twin Cities staged a demonstration outside the Verizon Store in Roseville March 22 as part of the Communications Workers of America’s “Verizon National Day of Action.” Read more >>>

By a 3-to-1 margin, employees of GCA Services Group at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport voted yesterday in favor of forming a union. The 162 workers will be represented by Teamsters Local 120. Read more >>>

As state lawmakers at the Capitol held the session’s first hearing on a proposed Right to Work (RTW) constitutional amendment today, hundreds of workers from across the state – and across the political spectrum – demonstrated in opposition to the controversial measure, calling it unsafe, unfair and unnecessary for Minnesota. Read more >>>

Speaking to hundreds of progressive activists in Saint Paul, Larry Cohen, president of the Communications Workers of America outlined an aggressive vision for building “a grassroots movement for democracy like we’ve never seen in this country.” Read more >>>

Registration is open for Labor Bowl 2012, a team-bowling fundraiser to benefit the Saint Paul Labor Studies and Resource Center on May 3 at Midway Pro Bowl in Saint Paul’s Midway Shopping Center. 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.