Contact the Editor
Stacie Balkaran (they/them) is an illustrator, animator, writer, artist and communications strategist. They are based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Email [email protected] or text (971) 291 - 9486 with your union event, worker stories, You in Union nomination and anything else the labor community needs to know!
The Labor Review will publish nine issues in 2025.
February 28 | April 19 | May 31 |
July 26 | August 23 | September 20 |
October 18 | November 15 | December 20 |
No issue is published in January, March and June.
SUBMISSION DEADLINES
Submissions and ad solicitations must be made by these deadlines for each issue to make it into the print edition. Please contact the editor Stacie Balkaran with questions, stories and submissions at [email protected]
JANUARY — no issueFEBRUARY 28 — 5 pm deadline, February 12MARCH — no issueAPRIL 19 — 5 pm deadline, April 2MAY 31 — 5 pm deadline, May 14 (118th Anniversary Issue - special advertising rates available)JUNE — no issueJULY 26 — 5 pm deadline, July 9AUGUST 23 — 5 pm deadline, August 6 (Labor Day Issue - special advertising rates available)- SEPTEMBER 20 — 5 pm deadline, September 3
- OCTOBER 18 — 5 pm deadline, October 1
- NOVEMBER 15 — 5 pm deadline, October 29
- DECEMBER 20 — 5 pm deadline, December 3 (Holiday Issue - special advertising rates available)
AFL-CIO News Feed
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Worker Wins: This Is Only the Beginning
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Service & Solidarity Spotlight: AGMA and San Francisco Opera Announce New Two-Year Contract
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We Remember: What Working People Are Doing This Week
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Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Production Assistants for Hit TV Show ‘The Pitt’ Vote to Organize with LIUNA
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Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Fort Bend Transit Operators Vote to Join TWU to Address Appalling Working Conditions
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Pay Them What You Owe Them! In the States Roundup
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Service & Solidarity Spotlight: University of California Staff Vote to Join UAW in Landslide Vote
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‘The State of Our Unions Is Under Attack and Fighting Back’: The Working People Weekly List
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It's Better in a Union: The Bus Tour
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Service & Solidarity Spotlight: New Jersey Governor Signs Two Pro-Labor Bills into Law
Interested in buying ad space in an upcoming print issue of the Minneapolis Labor Review?
Advertising in the Labor Review means you're reaching over 50,000 union households — and supporting community media focused on working people.

Ad space is limited in each issue, so please reach out as soon as you are interested. Purchased ads must be sent in .pdf, .tiff, or .eps format with fonts embedded or converted to outlines.
Discounted ad rates are available for:
May issue — Labor Review 118th anniversary issue
August issue — Labor Day issue
December issue — Holiday issue
Special three-ad package:
Purchase ads in the May, August, and December issues and pre-pay for them by April 30, get free color for all three ads.