Minnesota Building & Construction Trades Council

When Rosey Grab decided to make a mid-life career-changing decision to become an operating engineer, the last place she envisioned herself would be helping to build one of Minnesota’s newest wind farms.   Grab is among the thousands of union construction workers throughout Minnesota and the Upper Midwest who are building Minnesota’s next generation of energy infrastructure – wind farms, solar farms, utility-scale battery storage and ... View Article

Saint Paul, Minnesota -- As Minnesota develops public policy to transition to a reliable, carbon-free energy future, Minnesota construction trade unions representing 70,000 union construction professionals, are advocating for secure, reliable, accessible and cost-affordable energy to ensure the long-term success for Minnesota workers and communities. “We need a strong, statewide strategy for investments in reliable energy that ... View Article

The Minnesota Building and Construction Trades Council seeks to hire an Executive Director, a full-time leadership position with the Trades Council.  The Executive Director is responsible for managing the day-to-day operations and activities of the Council as described in the position description.  The Executive Director reports ... View Article

December 14, 2020 - On behalf of union construction professionals across the State, the Minnesota Building and Construction Trades would like to thank the Legislature and Governor Walz for their work in passing 13-weeks of special additional unemployment benefits. According to DEED, more than 87,000 construction trades workers have applied for unemployment insurance since March 2020.  This is more than any other occupation in our ... View Article