Northern Valley Labor Council, AFL - CIO

05/19/2026

The Northern Valley Labor Council proudly endorses Mary Adams, JoNell Bakke, Allyse Dunnigan, Brianna Hall and Lori Kraemer for Grand Forks School Board!

04/22/2026

Join the Northern Valley Labor Council on April 28th at Family of God Lutheran Church in East Grand Forks at 5:30 for our annual Workers Memorial Day commemoration. Food will be served after the program.

Hold the Line for Safe Jobs | As we grieve those we have lost from unsafe working conditions, we must hold the line against worker health and safety attacks. Join the Northern Valley Labor Council on April 28th at Family of God Lutheran Church in East Grand Forks at 5:30 for our annual Workers Memor...

01/21/2026

"So, we stand up. And as we stand and speak, King reminds us to do so nonviolently, guided by the truth that “darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.”

Contemporary research affirms what he taught long ago: angry mobs do not change history as effectively as peaceful movements. Nonviolent protests are far more likely to succeed. If we hope to end a chaos so constant it has lost its power to shock us, we cannot answer it with chaos of our own. We must act with calm, with light, and with love.

“The time is always right to do right,” King said. We feel that time is now."

Cathy Williams, Indivisible Greater Grand Forks
Dalton Erickson, North Dakota Human Rights Coalition
Mark Froemke and Ron Franz, AFL-CIO
Tara Richard Johnson, ERA NOW
Miranda Nechepurenko, League of Women Voters

So, we stand up. King reminds us to do so nonviolently, guided by the truth that “darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.”

01/21/2026

The Executive Board of the Minnesota AFL-CIO, the state’s federation of more than 1,000 affiliated local unions, voted to endorse Friday’s Day of Truth and Freedom as Minnesotans stand together against ICE’s occupation of our communities and the unconstitutional detention of countless innocent...

01/08/2026

Minnesota AFL-CIO President Bernie Burnham made the following statement in response to the killing of an unarmed woman at the hands of an ICE agent in Minneapolis this morning:“Minnesota’s Labor Movement is shocked, heartbroken and angry over the murder of an innocent observer by an ICE agent in...

10/12/2025

Despite changes in unionization, statewide participation in unions among all professions remains low, with approximately 5% of North Dakota's employed residents considered union members as of 2024.

08/06/2025

August 26th at 5pm! Fargo-Moorhead Labor Hall!

Join us to celebrate working people and our unions with food, music, speakers, and a special town hall with our "Cardboard Congress".

07/08/2025

06/27/2025

Americans oppose the reckless provision in the Senate’s budget bill that would ban states from passing or enforcing AI laws for a decade.

Workers are facing a future where AI could jeopardize their jobs. Tell the Senate: don’t weaken AI protections! https://act.aflcio.org/call_campaigns/tell-the-senate-dont-weaken-ai-provisions

06/07/2025

Tuesday! Show up in solidarity with Grand Forks educators!