About the MRLF

The Minneapolis Regional Labor Federation is the umbrella organization of Minneapolis area local unions and includes 121 affiliated unions. Affiliated with the AFL-CIO, the Minneapolis RLF's mission is to organize in the community for social and economic justice for all working people.

The MRLF office is located at the Minneapolis United Labor Center, Suite 542, 312 Central Ave., Minneapolis, MN 55414 (corner of Central Ave. and University Ave.). Phone: 612-379-4206. Fax: 612-379-1307.

President Bill McCarthy

Bill McCarthy is a Minneapolis native, a Vietnam War veteran and a University of Minnesota alumnus. He joined Hotel Employees & Restaurant Employees Local 17 in 1985, became a business representative and was then elected president of the local. As president, Bill helped lead support for the Holiday Inn Express workers and led hundreds of Minneapolis hotel workers in their landmark strike in 2000.

Serving since 2002 as the elected President of the Minneapolis Regional Labor Federation, Bill McCarthy is committed to ensuring that all workers earn a living wage, receive health and retirement benefits, and most importantly, are treated with dignity and respect.

Bill currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Greater Twin Cities United Way, the Workers Interfaith Network, and the Twin Cities Area Labor/Management Council. Additionally, Bill is Chairman of the Board for Working Partnerships, Inc., a nonprofit he created to serve union members in need and their families.

Bill is committed to organizing, mobilizing and reaching out to community allies to build partnerships to create good jobs and strong communities.

Executive Board

William McCarthy, President

Louise Sundin, Executive Vice President

Mike Hawthorne, Financial Secretary-Treasurer

Tony Maghrak, First Vice President

Jerry Sirois, Second Vice President

Julie Blaha, Register Clerk

Scott Gale, Deputy Register Clerk

Clifford Poehler, Recording Secretary

Lisa Stager, Sgt.-at-Arms

Luanne Koskinen, Reading Clerk

Walt Frederickson, Martin Goff, Kyle Makarios, Javier Morillo-Alicea, and Russ Scherber, Trustees

Adam Duinick, Paul Mueller, Pam Donato, At-Large

Staff

William McCarthy, President
612-379-4206, ext. 101

Laura Frederickson, Office Manager & Executive Assistant
612-379-4206, ext. 100

Anna Brelje, Political Director (Anoka County)
612-379-4206 ext. 102

Grant Bendix, Political Organizer (Wright County)
612-379-4206 ext. 103

Gayle McMahon, Political Organizer (Scott, Carver Counties)
612-379-4206 ext. 105

Steve Share, Communications Director and Labor Review Editor
612-379-4725 or 612-379-4206, ext. 104

List of MRLF affiliates

MRLF retiree groups

MRLF constituency groups

Minneapolis Labor Review newspaper

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