Elgin, Minnesota — Nick Schneider, a laborer out of Local 405 in southeastern Minnesota, says more Minnesotans should consider the benefits of wind energy -- for both their source of electrical power and their future career plans. Schneider’s seen enough wind turbine sites and builds across Minnesota and the greater Midwest region to advocate for the benefits they bring to communities and professionals in the construction ... View Article
Archives for April 2021
Earth Day: Minnesota Construction Workers Helping Minnesota Make the Transition to a Clean Energy Future
Each year, Earth Day (April 22, 2021) reminds people all over the world about the value and importance of caring for our planet and taking action to protect it. As Minnesota transitions to a clean energy future, someone has to build and maintain Minnesota’s energy infrastructure – the wind farms, solar farms, carbon capture systems, hydrogen power plants, and natural gas power plants that will be part of that cleaner energy future. Those ... View Article
Statement from the Minnesota Building Trades on the National Guard Leaving the St. Paul Labor Center
April 16, 2021 (St. Paul, MN) – The Minnesota Building Trades issued this statement following the National Guard leaving the St. Paul Labor Center Building on Wednesday evening. “The National Guard was called to duty by Governor Tim Walz to keep our communities safe, following civil unrest after the death of Daunte Wright. Leaders of the St. Paul Labor Center offered its building as a place of rest and preparation as the Guard ... View Article