2022 MN Governor's race: on Jobs

Tim Walz: Paid leave and paid sick days

Governor Walz has invested millions in workforce development to connect Minnesotans to high-growth, high-demand career fields like manufacturing, education, and public safety. To lower costs and grow Minnesota's workforce, Governor Walz and Lieutenant Governor Flanagan provided free college for students with a family income under $80,000. They also invested over $1 billion in child care and early learning opportunities.

Tim Walz: Minnesota Miracle: expanding workers' rights

The new legislature wasted no time passing laws expanding workers' rights, reproductive rights, voting rights, gun safety, clean energy, and the social safety net. The "Minnesota Miracle" [included] nearly every item of the Minnesota AFL-CIO agenda.

For nearly a decade, Minnesotans for Paid Family Medical Leave fought for the landmark legislation that grants up to 12 weeks of paid family and medical leave. The legislature passed other bills to massively expand labor rights, including protections against wage theft, and an expansion of public sector collective bargaining.

The laws also boost possibilities for union organizing. A stronger labor movement, allied with the DFL, can defend and grow legislative majorities.