Tradeswomen honored at local ceremony as Trump halts efforts to diversify industry

July 23, 2025 by

Union tradespeople from across Minnesota gathered at a White Bear Lake banquet facility June 5 to celebrate winners of the 2025 Women Building Success Awards, which recognize women forging careers in an industry long dominated by men. Minnesota Building Trades unions founded Women Building Success (WBS) in 2017 to recognize and promote the achievements of […]

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Updated prevailing wage standards ‘a tremendous win’ for tradespeople

June 10, 2024 by

The Labor Department’s updated federal prevailing wage standards in Minnesota will ensure tradespeople working on the Biden administration’s historic infrastructure investments are paid fairly and consistently, union leaders say.

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