The Minnesota Building and Construction Trades Council announced that President Harry Melander is retiring, and the Council Executive Board has elected Joe Fowler, Business Manager of LiUNA Local 563 as President. “Harry has dedicated his career to the labor movement and to the union construction professionals of Minnesota,” said Craig Olson, Secretary Treasurer of the Building Trades. “His passion has been growing the union construction ... View Article
Local 512 Apprentice Reaches New Heights Working on Wind Turbines
Ashlyn Curtis gathers her hammer and power tools and secures her harness. Altogether, Curtis suits up with almost 20 lbs. of equipment on her body before she looks up and begins to climb. Her goal: to reach the top of a 300 ft. vertical wind turbine located in the farming country of southwestern Minnesota and repair the power cell on top. The turbine is one of dozens that comprise a wind farm, one of the many wind farms that are being built ... View Article
Minnesota’s Clean Energy Future Should Be Built by Minnesota’s Best
By MIke Ganz, President of the Central Minnesota Building and Construction Trades Union - Across our state and even here in Central Minnesota, we are seeing a transition from legacy energy, such as coal power, to clean energy, such as wind, solar and someday, hydrogen power. As momentum builds for clean energy in our region, I think it’s important for us to understand that someone has to build, maintain and upgrade not only the new clean ... View Article
Minnesota’s Clean Energy is Undeniable; It Deserves a Plan
By Nate O’Reilly, President, Southeastern Minnesota Building and Construction Trades Council - All around Rochester and throughout Southeastern Minnesota, the transition to Minnesota’s energy future is on full display – gigantic wind turbines towering over the horizon, utility-scale solar farms soaking up the sun, and electric vehicle charging stations starting to appear at local service stations. As the momentum accelerates toward ... View Article
Local 405 Laborer Laura Yoder Helps Reenergize Minnesota’s Wind Farms
Laura Yoder is among the thousands of Midwest union construction workers who are reenergizing Minnesota’s energy future. Lanesboro, Minnesota — Local 405 union member and laborer, Laura Yoder takes pride in working on projects that support Minnesota’s clean energy future. From pipelines and natural gas lines to wind farms, Yoder and thousands of Minnesota’s union construction workers are building the ... View Article
Laborer Nick Schneider’s Worksite: Wherever the Wind Takes Him
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
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
Local 49 Operating Engineer Apprentice Helps Build Minnesota’s Wind Energy
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
Minnesota’s Construction Trades Critical to a Reliable, Efficient Energy Future – Building Trades lay out Energy Infrastructure Priorities
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
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