Unions at the 73rd Annual State Building Trades Convention in Brainerd, MN promise to stand with immigrant workers, declare “Not On My Watch”  Leaders of 14 unions that represent Minnesota’s unionized construction workforce announced today the launch of a new initiative to combat wage theft, exploitation, and labor trafficking, which they say pose a growing threat to the welfare of immigrant workers and the health of the ... View Article

Construction Career Readiness Training Funding applications are accepted on a continuous basis and are reviewed bimonthly. Apprenticeship Minnesota at the Department of Labor and Industry (DLI) announces the availability of $300,000 in additional funding to support construction career readiness/pre-apprenticeship programming to prepare individuals to enter and succeed in a registered apprenticeship program in the construction trades. DLI seeks ... View Article

The Minnesota Building and Construction Trades Council seeks to hire a communications professional to lead its emerging communications program.  
This role will be responsible for the development and implementation of internal and external communications strategies for a statewide union construction industry labor organization including: 
Outreach and engagement strategies,Media relations, Social media and ... View Article

From the outside, Tyler Pynnonen looks like your everyday Local 49 member – except being a professional action sports athlete and the first person in the world to front flip a snowmobile. Pynnonen grew up in Grand Rapids, MN, and first got experience in the construction industry during his time in the Army. He was deployed Kandahar, Afghanistan rebuilding entry control points and clearing bridges. When he returned from his deployment, ... View Article

When work on the I-35W Downtown to Crosstown project resumes in earnest this spring, Kim and Brittney Bray will be hard at work once again. Amidst the mountains of concrete piled high in the southbound lanes and the heavy equipment, the mother/daughter duo will be working as operating engineers and members of IUOE Local 49.  Their family legacy in the trades began with Kim’s brother who worked as a ... View Article