St. Paul Park refinery picks fight with Building Trades unions, too

March 25, 2021 by

Pipefitters Local 455’s (L to R) Troy Heidrich, Dan Clark and Jacob Bear demonstrate outside the Marathon refinery in St. Paul Park.

Teamsters aren’t the only union members Marathon is looking to replace with nonunion, out-of-state workers at the St. Paul Park refinery.

They aren’t the only ones fighting back, either.

Earlier this month, several Building and Construction Trades unions began setting up banners around the refinery, publicly shaming Marathon for turning its back on Minnesota contractors and tradespeople – and for putting the safety of St. Paul Park and surrounding communities at risk.

Although some of the banners are within shouting distance of locked-out Teamsters’ picket lines, the two disputes are not connected. Both reflect a troubling disregard for community safety on Marathon’s part, however.

“Marathon has been going down this pathway for a long time,” Don Mullin, executive secretary of the St. Paul Building and Construction Trades Council, said. “They’ve been taking on efforts to be anti-organized labor because that’s the way they do it in other states.”

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 110’s Matt Walker, Dick Schmitt and Nick Rosenberg;
Laborers Local 563’s Sarah Monkey, Stephen Cruz and Jade Monkey, Sarah’s daughter
Ironworkers Local 512’s Ted DeSantell (L) and Nate O’Reilly

The dispute heated up this year after Marathon informed a union contractor there was no work forthcoming at the refinery, despite a scheduled maintenance turnaround beginning in late April. Turnarounds involve dangerous work, Mullin said, and can mean hundreds, even thousands, of jobs for tradespeople at a refinery like the one in St. Paul Park.

But rather than trust that work to highly skilled tradespeople who live and work in the area, Marathon is cutting costs by bringing in workers from across the country.

Not only does that undermine Minnesota’s labor standards, Building Trades unions say, it calls into question the safety of work being done at the refinery, located near homes and businesses in St. Paul Park and Newport.

Mullin accused Marathon of scraping the “bottom of the barrel” for tradespeople, bringing them in from Texas, Louisiana, Kentucky and elsewhere. He said unions are taking a stand because Minnesota deserves better, and he encouraged members of the public to do the same.

“It’s disgusting what Marathon is doing,” Mullin said. “We need to write Marathon or call them and tell them this is the wrong way to handle their business. They need to be a good community partner. Right now they’re not.”

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Area Building Trades councils honored for community outreach

April 20, 2018 by

At the Ayers Award ceremony (L to R): Duluth Council President Craig Olson, NABTU President Sean McGarvey, Dan McConnell and Jenny Winkelaar of the Minneapolis Building Trades, Minnesota Executive Director Carly Melin, Minneapolis President Dave Ybarra, St. Paul Executive Secretary Don Mullin, St. Paul President Tom McCarthy and NABTU Secretary-Treasurer Brent Booker. submitted photo

Local Building Trades unions have put an emphasis in recent years on reaching out to make more women, veterans and people of color aware of their registered apprenticeship programs and the middle class career opportunities they make possible.

Those efforts earned national recognition Wednesday in Washington, D.C., when North America’s Building Trades Unions presented the St. Paul, Minneapolis and Minnesota Building Trades councils with the annual Mark H. Ayers Community Achievement Award.

After the longtime president of NABTU died in 2012, the organization created the award to honor Ayers’ passionate belief that Building Trades unions are a force for good in their local communities.

Tradespeople deliver value to communities not only on the jobsite, Ayers believed, but also as stewards of their registered apprenticeship programs, which create a pathway for thousands of people across the country to get good jobs with family-supporting benefits and a secure retirement.

In presenting the award to the St. Paul, Minneapolis and Minnesota councils, NABTU recognized several union-driven initiatives piloted here – and replicated across the country – that recruit and prepare people for construction apprenticeships.

• Construct Tomorrow. In this program, representatives of different Building Trades apprenticeships set up interactive, hands-on exhibits in a school gymnasium, rec center or other public space, offering young people an opportunity to try out more than a dozen different construction crafts in the same day.

• Minnesota Trades Academy. This paid summer internship brings teenagers from a handful of urban schools into several different unions’ training facilities, where they spend their days learning from registered apprenticeship instructors.

• Outreach into public schools. Building Trades councils have been aggressive in cultivating new relationships with public schools, so that students, counselors and technical-education instructors are more aware of the opportunities available through unions’ apprenticeship programs.

Don Mullin, executive secretary of the St. Paul Building and Construction Trades Council, credited the award to the “broad efforts” of the council’s affiliate unions, as well as the vision laid out by his predecessor in office, Harry Melander, who now serves as the top officer of the state Building Trades council.

“All of our affiliates have had a hand in earning this recognition,” Mullin said. “We’ve worked together – in St. Paul, Minneapolis and statewide – to create opportunities for people across our state to take advantage of construction apprenticeship as a pathway to the middle class. And we’re proud of that work.

“President Ayers was a strong believer in community, that as Building Trades union members we live and work and volunteer in our communities. To be associated with his legacy is an amazing honor.”

The University of Minnesota’s Labor Education Service produced the video below for the 2018 Ayers Award ceremony.

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Bobby Kasper: Union candidates share our values, amplify our voice

October 24, 2017 by

Bobby Kasper

Every election cycle our unions interview and consider endorsing candidates for public office, from local school boards and city councils to the Legislature and Congress. We want to know which candidates share our values. We want to know who stands with us on issues that matter to working families, like affordable health care, quality schools and a fair economy.

As someone who has been through more of these candidate screenings than I could count, I can say this with absolute certainty: No one understands our issues better – or articulates our priorities with greater clarity – than union members. Too often candidates seek our support without understanding the issues that keep our unions strong, like prevailing wages, collective bargaining rights and labor-peace agreements.

That isn’t the case with these three labor-endorsed candidates for school boards in the East Metro, all of whom deserve our support in the Nov. 7 elections.

• Craig Angrimson. If he’s elected to the Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan school board (ISD No. 196), Craig won’t need a crash course in what labor unions are all about. Since exiting the Marine Corps, Angrimson has spent his entire career in the labor movement, working for Northwest Airlines as a Machinist from 1987 to 2006 and, later, as a chief wastewater operator for the Met Council. Within three years of taking that job, Craig was elected president of Operating Engineers Local 35, which recently merged with Local 49. He is a member of the St. Paul Regional Labor Federation Executive Board.

After working union his whole life, Angrimson has little time for those who would build or improve school buildings without a Project Labor Agreement, or seek to privatize any district employee’s job.

He has lived in District 196 for 25 years, and his daughter, Rachel, graduated from high school in 2015. Craig is exactly the kind of elected official we need. Whether we’re parents, taxpayers or employees in the district, he’s walked in our shoes.

• Sean Brown. A longtime member of the Carpenters union, Sean is seeking a two-year term on the South Washington County School Board (ISD No. 833). Like Craig Angrimson, Sean has deep roots in the district, with two stepchildren currently attending Woodbury High School and a daughter who graduated in 2014.

Voters who see Sean’s name on their ballot also will see three levy questions that, if approved by voters, would preserve the district’s fiscal health and invest in upgrades to aging classroom technologies. Sean has been a supporter of these levy requests from the start, and it’s a big reason he earned the endorsement of teachers in his district. Without levy support, the district would face cuts that threaten to increase class sizes, reduce course offerings and eliminate extracurricular activities.

• Don Mullin. A second-generation trade show decorator and member of the Painters and Allied Trades union, Don is seeking re-election to the White Bear Lake Area School Board (ISD No. 624) after winning a seat four years ago.

Don currently serves as Executive Secretary of the St. Paul Building and Construction Trades Council. He understands better than anyone the skills young adults need to enter the workforce – and how our public schools can prepare them for the next step in their career, whether that’s a four-year college, a vocational school or an apprenticeship program.

Most importantly, Don understands, as Sean and Craig do, that the primary job of school board members is to equip teachers and other professionals with the tools they need to do what’s best for our children. As union members, we know that by working together and having each other’s back we can achieve great things. It’s a lesson some in Washington, D.C. would do well to learn.

– Bobby Kasper is president of the St. Paul Regional Labor Federation, AFL-CIO, representing more than 100 affiliate unions with over 50,000 members in Chisago, Dakota, Ramsey and Washington counties. Find a complete list of the federation’s endorsements at www.stpaulunions.org.

 

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With Lowertown development, union pension fund invests in Building Trades workers

September 16, 2016 by
Workers at 333 on the Park, a new housing development in Lowertown St. Paul, enjoy a lunch catered by the AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust.

Workers at 333 on the Park, a new housing development in Lowertown St. Paul, enjoy a lunch catered by the AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust.

The AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust treated the men and women working to redevelop a property in St. Paul’s Lowertown district to lunch Aug. 31, highlighting the trust’s unique approach to investing union pension funds in union-built construction projects.

The development, 333 on the Park, is transforming an eight-story office building, originally constructed in 1913, into an apartment building with 134 market-rate units. HIT, which pools together union pension funds, has invested $27.7 million in the $42 million project.

Upon completion, 333 on the Park will have generated an estimated 190 jobs for members of the St. Paul Building and Construction Trades.

About 120 people attended the appreciation lunch last month, including construction workers, HIT staff and representatives of unions, general contractor Frana Companies and management company Timberland Partners.

“The Housing Investment Trust is pleased to partner with the men and women of the St. Paul building trades to rehabilitate 333 on the Park by investing their pension capital in their community,” HIT Chief Operating Officer Ted Chandler told attendees.

Situated adjacent to Mears Park and two blocks from the Mississippi River, 333 on the Park will offer residents easy access to recreation, transit, shopping and employment options. It’s connected to the Saint Paul skyway system, and the Metro Transit’s Green Line runs right past the property.

Don Mullin, executive secretary of the St. Paul Building Trades, said the development would both create jobs and increase housing options in the area.

web-333park-eatinbg“This is a good example of investing union pension dollars to create construction jobs with health care and retirement benefits, and at the same time benefiting the community at large,” Mullin said. “It’s a win-win scenario for St. Paul residents, the HIT, and the St. Paul Building Trades.”

“It’s good to come to a job with quality people and work, giving the company a high-quality product,” Jerry Grobe, a member of Cement Masons Local 633 who’s working on the HIT project, said.

The development of 333 on the Park brings the HIT’s total investment in St. Paul to $139 million on 10 projects since 1991. The trust has invested a total of $564 million in 42 projects in the Twin Cities over that time, building or preserving 6,500 housing units and creating an estimated 5,075 union construction jobs, as well as approximately 6,775 jobs across other industries.

“We look forward to working with HIT on its next project,” IBEW Local 110 Business Manager Jamie McNamara said.

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Union investment fund backs $42.3 million project in Lowertown

February 18, 2016 by
333 on the Park

333 on the Park

A union investment fund announced plans today to renovate an aging, eight-story office building in St. Paul’s Lowertown district. The project will create 134 market-rate multifamily housing units and an estimated 190 union construction jobs.

The AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust (HIT) unveiled the $42.3 million project, dubbed “333 on the Park,” in a press release. A fixed-income investment company, the HIT manages over $5.5 billion in assets for over 380 investors, including union and public-employee pension plans.

Don Mullin, head of the St. Paul Building and Construction Trades Council, said the Lowertown project exemplifies the HIT’s commitment to investing in the value of union craftsmanship.

“The rehabilitation will provide jobs for our members while increasing the area’s number of multifamily housing units,” Mullin said. “This is a good example of investing union pension dollars to create construction jobs with health care and retirement benefits, at the same time benefiting the community at large. It’s a win-win scenario for St. Paul residents, HIT, and the St. Paul Building Trades.”

Originally constructed in 1913, the property is located at the intersection of 5th and Sibley, alongside many older buildings also being renovated into multifamily, retail and office uses. The property will include approximately 6,900 square feet of commercial space and underground parking, with studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments.

Federal and state historic tax credits will contribute to the total development cost; HIT’s total investment is $27.7 million.

“333 on the Park exemplifies the HIT’s continuing commitment to St. Paul,” said HIT Senior Investment Officer Chris Shaw. “It represents quality housing that is close to mass transit and within walking distance of many attractions so that people have better access to jobs and services and community amenities. We are pleased to help make this project a reality.”

The new project marks the HIT’s 10th investment in St. Paul, creating 1,181 housing units, an estimated 1,120 union construction jobs and nearly 2,700 total jobs across industries in the community. HIT projects have generated an estimated $420 million in economic benefits and nearly $150 million in personal income, including salaries and benefits, according to the fund.

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Trades praise agreement covering construction project in Forest Lake schools

January 12, 2016 by

Forest-Lake-Area-SchoolsA $140 million bonding initiative approved by voters in ISD 831 last fall will improve the security and structural integrity of buildings throughout the Forest Lake Area Schools. And thanks to a project labor agreement (PLA), the district’s investment will uphold area wage, benefit and safety standards as well.

By a 7-0 vote, the Forest Lake school board voted Thursday to enter into a PLA covering the construction project, which will break ground later this year.

Don Mullin, head of the St. Paul Building and Construction Trades Council, which pushed for the PLA, called the decision “an all around great thing.”

“It means everybody’s on the same page,” Mullin said. “We’re all working toward a common goal, which is making sure our schools are safe, a great place to work and a great experience for our children.”

PLAs establish terms and conditions for construction employees and contractors on a project, from wages and benefits to overtime pay, grievance procedures, drug testing, holidays and more.

By setting those terms and conditions at the outset, project owners make their labor costs more predictable, weed out irresponsible bidders and ensure labor peace for the entirety of the project. Several studies show projects built under PLAs are more likely to be completed on time, within budget and with quality construction.

“It puts the agreement up front, says here’s how we’re going to work through this project,” Mullin said. “And because we have this agreement, we’re not going to have any issues.”

PLAs are commonly used on large-scale construction projects like hospitals and pro-sports stadiums, but they aren’t always an easy sell to suburban school boards and city councils.

Located 25 miles north of St. Paul, Forest Lake is no exception. During construction of a new city hall two years ago, two Building Trades unions erected informational picket lines or banners to protest the city’s use of contractors that undermined area standards for wages and benefits.

Mullin said union members who live and work in Forest Lake have reached out to local elected officials since then, building relationships, increasing awareness of what unions do and providing critical support for the bonding measure that won voters’ approval in November, after failing the previous year.

Last week’s unanimous vote is an indication that work is paying off, Mullin said.

“It speaks volumes to the work people like (Carpenters union representative) Jeff Peterson and Kera Peterson with the St. Paul Regional Labor Federation have been doing for years in the area,” Mullin said. “It goes back to those relationships and the power of our membership saying, ‘We live in this community, and we take pride in what we do.’”

Bids for the $140 million construction project go out in March. Work will include security enhancements at each building the school district operates, repairs to several existing roofs and walls, and a complete overhaul of one district facility.

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Melander steps down as St. Paul Building Trades’ top officer

August 3, 2015 by
Incoming and outgoing officers of the St. Paul Building Trades: (L to R) Tom McCarthy, Stan Theis, Harry Melander and Don Mullin.

Incoming and outgoing officers of the St. Paul Building Trades: (L to R) Tom McCarthy, Stan Theis, Harry Melander and Don Mullin.

 

Harry Melander has stepped down after 10 years as the executive secretary of the St. Paul Building and Construction Trades Council, which swore Don Mullin into office as Melander’s successor in the full-time position at a delegate meeting tonight.

Delegates voted unanimously to elect Mullin at a meeting last month. They also elected Tom McCarthy of Plumbers Local 34 to serve as president. McCarthy replaces Local 34’s Stan Theis, who retired earlier this year.

Although Melander is stepping down from the St. Paul Building Trades, he will continue to serve as president of the Minnesota Building and Construction Trades Council, a part-time position. Two years remain on his term in office.

To facilitate a smooth transition in leadership, Mullin began working alongside Melander in the Building Trades’ office last month. Mullin acknowledged he has big shoes to fill in his new job.

“Harry has so much knowledge and so many connections,” Mullin said. “He understands that all of the Trades have a part to play. He understands what the ‘Fitters are doing, what the Plumbers are doing, what the Ironworkers are doing and the rest.

“He’s done so much, given back so much to St. Paul and the state of Minnesota. He really cares about people and the advancement of the middle class.”

Harry Melander, second from left, shown in a Union Advocate file photo from 1988, when he was president of Carpenters Local 87. Melander and Al Garcia of Centro Cultural Chicano spoke at a press conference deploring conditions at a construction site in Bloomington that employed migrant workers.

Harry Melander is second from left in this Union Advocate file photo from 1988, when he was president of Carpenters Local 87. Melander and Al Garcia of Centro Cultural Chicano spoke at a press conference deploring conditions at a construction site in Bloomington that employed migrant workers.

A ‘lasting impact’ on St. Paul

A member of the Carpenters union, Melander rose to the position of president in Local 87 before going to work full time as a business representative for the St. Paul Building Trades in 1997, assisting then-Executive Secretary Dick Anfang.

Anfang and his predecessor in office, Bill Peterson, reached out to elected officials, community leaders and developers, cultivating relationships, Melander said, that would create jobs for Building Trades union members for years to come. Melander’s focus over the last 10 years has been on maintaining those relationships – and building new ones.

“We have a great relationship with cities, counties and school boards in the area,” Melander said. “I’ve been fortunate enough to have an excellent mayor to work with in St. Paul, as well as the City Council.”

The admiration is mutual, St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman said.

“Harry is a good friend and has been an incredible public servant for the City of Saint Paul,” Coleman said. “He is a strong advocate for women and immigrants entering the Building Trades, a determined and resolute trade unionist and an unwavering voice for job creation and economic development.

“While we will all miss his colorful quips and great sense of humor, his leadership within the labor movement will leave a lasting impact on our city.”

Melander’s tenure with the St. Paul Building Trades was not without challenges. He was at the helm during a sharp downturn in the industry following the economic collapse of 2008, with work falling off in some crafts by as much as 70 percent. But infrastructure investments like the Green Line and major construction projects like Target Field – both aided by the Building Trades’ lobbying efforts at City Hall and the Capitol – helped soften the recession’s blow.

“The reason we as a council stayed together is because we have affiliates who appreciate what the council does and who believe in what the Building Trades do,” Melander said. “The industry is very cyclical. But the Building Trades remain a great place for men and women to have a middle-class lifestyle.”

In addition to staying on as president of the statewide Building Trades council, Melander will remain involved in overseeing construction of a new labor center at 345 W. 7th St. “We’re going to give people a new home in St. Paul for a strong labor movement in the future,” he said.

Melander’s advice to Mullin, his successor?

“It’s about relationships and trust,” Melander said of the job. “You’re not always going to get to ‘yes,’ but if you can’t do the deal, you walk away with a smile on your face anyway.”

Don Mullen

Don Mullin

Mullin takes the reins

Mullin, 43, is a White Bear Lake resident and a 20-year member of the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades. Before his election to the Building Trades Council, Mullin worked as political director of IUPAT District Council 82 and as business representative of Sign and Display Local 880.

Mullin said he hopes to maintain and build on the Council’s existing relationships with local governments, including school boards, city councils and county boards. When those relationships are strong, the Council is in a better position to “police our work,” he said.

“We can look for opportunities to see project labor agreements and enforcement of prevailing wage laws,” he said. “A lot of development comes through city dollars. We need to be developing those relationships and engaging these communities in what we’re all about.”

Ramsey County recently dedicated a staff person to investigating and enforcing prevailing wage on a part-time basis. Mullin said he hopes to recruit other municipalities in the region to pool their resources with the county to support a full-time position.

Mullin also will work to support unions in their efforts to reach out to communities and demographic groups underrepresented in the Trades.

“If you look at most union members today, they’ve gotten here through a family member or somebody else they know,” he said. “We need to be engaging other communities to make sure they know we’ve got a great pathway into the middle class. There are some great career opportunities in this area.”

In addition to his work with IUPAT District Council 82, Mullin has served two years on the White Bear Lake School Board, and he sits on Ramsey County’s Workforce Investment Board and its task force on ice arenas.

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Members bring union perspective to local campaigns in East Metro suburbs

October 30, 2013 by
Don Mullin, a member of the Painters and Allied Trades, talks with a volunteer on his campaign for White Bear Lake School Board.

Don Mullin, a member of the Painters and Allied Trades, talks with a volunteer on his campaign for White Bear Lake School Board.

At least three union members are running campaigns for local office in the East Metro this fall, a positive sign in an odd-year election cycle for those who believe union members naturally make the best advocates for working families’ issues.

Don Mullin, a second-generation trade show decorator and member of the Painters and Allied Trades, is running for White Bear Lake Area School Board with the endorsement of organized labor.

Project1_Layout 1Two union members are seeking spots on the New Brighton City Council: Mary Kunesh-Podein, a member of the Robbinsdale Federation of Teachers, and Graeme Allen, a member of Teamsters Local 120.

All three candidates agree that being a union member lends a unique and valuable perspective to their campaign, and all three appreciate the support they’ve received from the labor community as well.

“It’s been amazing. I’ve had support from Education Minnesota and teachers in New Brighton, and teachers from other school districts have reached out to me too,” Kunesh-Podein said.

[Election Day is Nov. 5. For more information on voting, visit the Secretary of State’s website.]

Running for his family

Mullin is the father of three children. One graduated from White Bear Lake in 2009, and two are currently enrolled in the district’s schools. A first-time candidate for office, he says he entered the race out of concern for the future of his children and their classmates.

Mullin wants to see the school district increase its embrace of technology that will drive tomorrow’s economy. “Technology is that critical piece for us to compete in the global economy,” he said.

His background in the Trades provides him with insight into the skills young adults need to be equipped with when they enter the workforce. While he would like to see all students go to college and get four-year degrees, “that’s not a reality for every student,” he said. “We need to offer and promote other opportunities, like vocational schools and apprenticeship programs.”

Mullin supports the district’s levy referendum, although he says the school board must be “held accountable for making sure the funds go into classrooms, music programs and technology.”

The primary job of school board members, Mullin added, is to equip teachers and other professionals in the district with the tools they need to do their jobs. “People should be thanking teachers,” he said. “There is a teacher out there today teaching the next president of the United States, the next congressperson, the next senator. I entered this race because I believe in teachers.”

Mary Kunesh-Podein

Mary Kunesh-Podein

Fresh faces in New Brighton

Both union members seeking spots on the New Brighton City Council say they bring a fresh voice to the job, and both pledge to keep the northern suburb a great place for middle class families to put down roots.

Allen, a community and political organizer for the Minneapolis Regional Labor Federation, moved to New Brighton five years ago.

“I was looking for a place to put my roots down and raise a family, and New Brighton was the perfect place for me,” he said. “I’m running to present a new vision and fresh energy to decisions the council is making.”

Kunesh-Podein has seen a need for new leadership on the council while serving on the city’s Parks, Recreation and Environmental Commission for the last two years.

“We’ve got a council that has been there for a while, and we’re seeing some of the same old, same old things,” she said. “Mostly, I think it’s just a fresh face, a fresh idea, fresh approach to some of our decisions that we need most.”

Allen and Kunesh-Podein pointed to recent reductions in city staff as troubling developments for New Brighton’s standard of living. From the Parks, Recreation and Environmental Commission, Kunesh-Podein has seen firsthand the effects of those cuts.

“We lost a forester,” she said, “and I would like to see that position come back. You can kind of tell when somebody is there to protect the trees and parks and green spaces. I’d also like to see us hire back someone to implement kids programming and summer programming in our city buildings.”

Graeme Allen

Graeme Allen

Allen said the city is expected to receive a significant amount of state aid to local governments, funds he’d like to see restore some of the personnel cuts.

“I think we can not only lower property taxes, but also restore some of the programs that have been cut – programs that were serving kids and seniors, programs out of our Parks Department,” he said. “You can’t cut your way to prosperity.”

Union perspectives

All three candidates, meanwhile, point to assets they will bring to public office that stem from their experience as active union members. For Kunesh-Podein, it’s a background in labor-management relations.

“Having been in a union, I’ve gone through those negotiations and that whole process,” she said. “It’s made me a little more aware and experienced.”

Allen points to his track record of political activism and the relationships he’s built over time with elected officials in the region. “Our current city council doesn’t work with state House and Senate members on issues that affect the region and the city,” he said.

For Mullin, it’s a work ethic he learned as a union member.

“I’ve been knocking on doors, talking to people every week,” he said. “If I lose this election, it’s not going to be because somebody outworked me.”

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