Long time Minnesota Building and Construction Trades President Harry Melander is hoping to bring the voice of labor to the board room of Health Partners, a health insurance company that insures tens of thousands of union building and construction members. Health Partners’ one million members will be mailed ballots to choose between four candidates running for three open board seats. There hasn’t been a board member that represents labor for ... View Article
Rick Martagon to head the Construction Trades’ Building Strong Communities Program
August 15, 2022 (St. Paul, MN) – Building Strong Communities, a free construction apprenticeship preparatory program Board of Directors announced today that Rick Martagon has been hired to be the Building Strong Communities (BSC) Executive Director. Rick joins the BSC program after working at the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry managing Apprenticeship Minnesota. “The Building Strong Communities program provides ... View Article
Statement from Joe Fowler, President of the Minnesota Building and Construction Trades Council regarding Special Session Negotiations
"On behalf of the Minnesota Building and Construction Trades Council which represents more than 70,000 working men and women in organized labor, we’d like to thank Governor Walz for his leadership and continued efforts to bring the Legislature together to have them finish the work they did not get done during this year’s legislative session. We have legislators leaving St. Paul so that they can go campaign while a more than $9 billion state ... View Article
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BUILDING STRONG COMMUNTIES PROGRAM DIRECTOR OBJECTIVE: The Building Strong Communities Program Director will be tasked with carrying out the Mission and Goals set forth by the Building Strong Communities Labor Management Committee. The Program Director will manage, develop, and implement the BSC program throughout the State of Minnesota. DESCRIPTION: The BSC ... View Article
Happy Women in Construction Week!
Connie, a 32-year member of the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 49, is a true trail blazer. She started working for an excavating company as a temporary bookkeeper, but had her eyes set on working in the field. She met others in the industry that told her that if she joined a union she could make twice as much, have a pension and heath care than working a non-union job. “I found out about the Local 49er’s apprenticeship program, ... View Article
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