MINNESOTA AFL-CIO AT THE 2019 STATE FAIR

Visit the Minnesota AFL-CIO Labor Pavilion at the Minnesota State Fair. The Pavillion is located at the corner of Dan Patch and Cooper and is open from 8am to 8pm. Stop by to chat with members of Minnesota unions, win prizes, watch demonstrations, and listen to union musicians.

• Monday, August 26 – Sponsored by the Minnesota Nurses Association

Women’s Equality Day

5:00 to 7:00 p.m. – Echoes of Elvis

• Tuesday, August 27 – Sponsored by Roofers and Water Proofers Local 96 and IBEW Local 292

10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. – James “Professor Piano” Shannon

2:00 to 4:00 p.m. – Tom Hunter

5:00 to 7:00 p.m. – Explosion Big Band

• Wednesday, August 28 – Sponsored by Plumbers Local 34 and the Southeast Area Labor Council

9:00 a.m. & 1:00 p.m. – IBEW Pipe Bending Demo

10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. – Andrea Stern, Harpist

5:00 to 7:00 p.m. – Charanga Tropical

• Thursday, August 29 – Sponsored by the Minnesota Pipe Trades Association & SAG-AFTRA

Demos from the Cement Mason’s Union All Day

11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. – Operation Sight & Sound: Veterans from the Minnesota Veterans Home Adult Day Center

5:00 to 7:00 p.m. – Classic Metal

• Friday, August 30

9:45 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. & 12:15 to 1:00 p.m. – David Martin

11:00 a.m. & 1:00 p.m. – Demonstrations from The Raptor Center

5:00 to 7:00 p.m. – Joey Phillips Jazz Quartet

• Saturday, August 31

10:30 to 11:30 a.m. & 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. – Brian Fodstad

1:30 to 3:30 p.m. – Big Bob Scoggin

5:00 to 7:00 p.m. – Atom Robinson w/ Leslie Rich & the Rocket Soul Choir

• Sunday, September 1

5:00 to 7:00 p.m. – Brass Barn Polka Band

• Monday, September 2

Labor Day

9:30 to 11:30 a.m. – Cornbread Harris

1:00 to 3:00 p.m. – Labor Day Parade

5:00 to 7:00 p.m. – Scott Dercks

Filiberto Nolasco Gomez is a former union organizer and former editor of Minneapolis based Workday Minnesota, the first online labor news publication in the state. Filiberto focused on longform and investigative journalism. He has covered topics including prison labor, labor trafficking, and union fights in the Twin Cities.