Minnesota Building & Construction Trades Council

I am honored to have been chosen to serve on the Governor’s Council on Economic Expansion. The Council, created thru executive order 21-31, brings together business, labor, nonprofit, philanthropic and community organizations whose purpose is to propose ideas that will help re-build Minnesota’s economy in a way that advances equitable economic growth across the entire state. The Council will first work to identify immediate actions and ... View Article

On Monday, August 30th, Minneapolis and St. Paul Congresswomen Ilhan Omar and Betty McCollum, other Congressional members, and members of the Minnesota legislature submitted a letter to President Biden about the Line 3 replacement project. The letter reiterates many issues that have been reviewed and approved by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission, along with other issues that have been ... View Article

The Minnesota Building and Construction Trades Council held its 75th Annual Convention from July 21st-23rd in Brainerd, Minnesota where delegates elected Council leadership and passed several resolutions which help give direction to the Building and Construction Trades Council on what to work towards during the coming year. At the convention, delegates took significant action regarding efforts to increase diversity and inclusion and in supporting ... View Article

St. Paul, MN (July 2, 2021) The legislative session wrapped up yesterday securing some big wins for worker safety, infrastructure funding that will secure thousands of jobs for Building and Construction Trades affiliates and members, additional financial support to help combat the exploitation of workers and investigate wage theft, along with commitments that will advance clean energy.  Overall, the recent legislative ... View Article

St. Paul (June 21, 2021) - On behalf of more than 70,000 union construction professionals, the Minnesota State Building and Construction Trades Council supports passage of the full Skilled and Safe Workforce bill during this special session. A proposal to settle for a study will tell us what we already know – that oil refineries are the highest hazard facilities in the state and need to be staffed with the mostly highly ... View Article