Bethany Winkels is the Executive Director of the Minnesota AFL-CIO, the state labor federation of 1,000 local unions, representing over 300,000 union members. Bethany's work focuses on moving forward the mission of the organization: to improve the lives of working people, retirees, and our families — to bring economic and social justice to our workplaces, communities, state, and nation while striving to eliminate all forms and systems of oppression. Bethany is a Wellesley College alumnae. She lives in Saint Paul, Minnesota, with her family.