Minnesota Building & Construction Trades Council

With election day having come and gone, and the vote tallies being finalized, the Minnesota Building and Construction Trades would like to congratulate Governor Walz and Lt. Governor Flanagan, Attorney General Ellison, Secretary of State Simon, Auditor Blaha, Speaker Hortman, the new DFL Senate Majority and the Minnesota DFL on their resounding victories. While we have friends of organized labor on both sides of the aisle, many who won and ... View Article

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

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

"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

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