Minnesota Building & Construction Trades Council

On Monday, August 30th, Minneapolis and St. Paul Congresswomen Ilhan Omar and Betty McCollum, other Congressional members, and members of the Minnesota legislature submitted a letter to President Biden about the Line 3 replacement project. The letter reiterates many issues that have been reviewed and approved by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission, along with other issues that have been ... View Article

The Minnesota Building and Construction Trades Council held its 75th Annual Convention from July 21st-23rd in Brainerd, Minnesota where delegates elected Council leadership and passed several resolutions which help give direction to the Building and Construction Trades Council on what to work towards during the coming year. At the convention, delegates took significant action regarding efforts to increase diversity and inclusion and in supporting ... View Article

St. Paul, MN (July 2, 2021) The legislative session wrapped up yesterday securing some big wins for worker safety, infrastructure funding that will secure thousands of jobs for Building and Construction Trades affiliates and members, additional financial support to help combat the exploitation of workers and investigate wage theft, along with commitments that will advance clean energy.  Overall, the recent legislative ... View Article

St. Paul (June 21, 2021) - On behalf of more than 70,000 union construction professionals, the Minnesota State Building and Construction Trades Council supports passage of the full Skilled and Safe Workforce bill during this special session. A proposal to settle for a study will tell us what we already know – that oil refineries are the highest hazard facilities in the state and need to be staffed with the mostly highly ... View Article

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