Minnesota Building & Construction Trades Council

At the recommendation of the Southeastern Building Trades Council, the Minnesota Building and Construction Trades Council announced they have endorsed Senator Jeremy Miller (SD 28), Senator David Senjem (SD 25), and Senator Dan Sparks (SD 27) for reelection to the Minnesota State Senate.  “Senators Senjem, Miller and Sparks have proven themselves respected leaders in the Minnesota legislature and advocates for the Building Trades,” said Nate O’Reilly of the ... View Article

September 18, 2020 (Minneapolis, MN) – The Minnesota Building and Construction Trades congratulates Governor Walz, the Minnesota Congressional delegation, the Metropolitan Council, Hennepin County and the cities along the Green Line Extension, also known as the Southwest Light Rail Transit Line in receiving the Full Funding Grant Agreement from the Federal Transit Administration. The $1 billion in federal funds matches more than $1 billion in local dollars that will fund one of ... View Article

Dear Governor Walz and Legislative Leaders: As community leaders and design and construction industry leaders, we are writing to express our extreme disappointment and frustration over the inability of the legislature to pass a significant capital bonding bill to repair and protect publicly owned assets for the second year in a row. The lack of ability to work together and compromise in order to address critical needs during a global pandemic is unacceptable. While Minnesota’s economy ... View Article

The Minnesota Building Trades released the following statement after the announcement that the Minnesota Department of Commerce would appeal the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission’s order approving the Certificate of Need for the Line 3 Replacement project: “We are disappointed that the Minnesota Department of Commerce is appealing the Certificate of Need for the Line 3 Replacement Project. The Public Utilities Commission has reviewed the Line 3 replacement permits for over 6 years and ... View Article