The Minnesota Construction Industry Labor & Employer Council (CI-LEC) requests proposals for a study to analyze currently available data and research and make recommendations for future research projects to determine the current and future economic impacts of the union construction industry business model in Minnesota. The Construction Industry Labor & Employer Council is a not-for-profit Labor-Management Committee focused on ... View Article
State Building Trades Council Endorses State Senator Erik Simonson for reelection to State Senate.
At its July 22, 2020 meeting, the State Building Trades Council Executive Board voted to endorse State Senator Erik Simonson for reelection to represent Minnesota's 7th Senate District: "In these challenging times, we need experienced leadership in the Minnesota Senate. Senator Simonson has proven that he is an advocate for working people and is effective at working across party lines to achieve goals for his community. Senator Simonson's ... View Article
Rebuilding our Community
The Minnesota State Building and Construction Trades Council shares the outrage, sorrow, anguish and devastation related to the death of George Floyd and the injustices in our society. As Minnesota's construction worker unions, we strive to build trust, build respect, build justice and to help rebuild our community. To Donate to Community Rebuilding: View Article
Submit Apprenticeship Comments by August 26
All Minnesota Tradespeople, Friends, Families and Supporters are encouraged to submit comments to the US Department of Labor to protect Registered Apprenticeship Programs. The U.S. Department of Labor is taking comments until August 26 on a new form of Industry Recognized Apprenticeship Programs (IRAPs). The North America Building Trades Unions and Minnesota State Building and Construction Trades Council do not support IRAPs in ... View Article