Local tradeswomen honored the most badass among them.
Bobby Kasper: The strength of our union family is solidarity
December 19, 2019 by
It’s the time of year when families gather together to celebrate the holidays. Those gatherings take many different forms. Sometimes we gather as a nuclear family, just parents and their children. Other times we gather with our extended family, bringing together the grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins or in-laws. The ties that bind us together as […]
St. Paul boxers with a union in common enter Hall of Fame together
October 24, 2019 by
Two St. Paul natives who traded in their boxing gloves for work gloves were inducted into the Minnesota Boxing Hall of Fame this month. Brian Brunette and Matt Vanda, both members of Local 563 of the Laborers International Union (LIUNA), received the honor during a banquet Oct. 11 at Mystic Lake Casino. After working in […]
Twin Cities workers launch campaign to stop construction industry abuses
December 18, 2018 by
Workers organizing with CTUL kicked off the campaign with a march down Lake Street in Minneapolis.
Bobby Kasper: Working people can be the difference Nov. 6
November 2, 2018 by
In Minnesota, we know what’s at stake. We’ve seen the attacks on working people in states around us.
Builders past, present honored for work on Minnesota’s Capitol
August 22, 2017 by
Renee Gisch brought her grandchildren to the Capitol so they could see the restoration work she and hundreds of other tradespeople did over the last four years. Nearby, Daniel Reibestein and his mother, Donna, paid tribute to the work his great grandfather put into the landmark building’s original construction more than a century ago. Construction […]
Over Laborers’ concerns, Mendota Heights district awards work to ‘problem contractors’
August 4, 2015 by
School board members in Mendota Heights yesterday awarded construction contracts to two firms despite concerns about unsafe working conditions and poor oversight on other projects handled by the contractors. Independent School District 197 accepted bids to oversee renovation work on two elementary schools from Derau Construction and Ebert Construction – both “problem contractors,” Mendota Heights […]
Tim Mackey: Laborers fought physical machine testing – and won
July 2, 2015 by
On June 30, Laborers Local 563 won its federal court case to enforce an arbitration award that stopped an employer from using a physical machine test to screen members. The union believes that this type of test has nothing to do with the ability to do the work and may unfairly exclude people who have […]
Love wins! Union members join celebration at Twin Cities Pride Parade
June 29, 2015 by
Union members joined the party at the Ashley Rukes GLBT Pride Parade in Minneapolis yesterday, cheering the Supreme Court’s historic decision making marriage equality the law of the land. “We’re always fighting; it feels good to be celebrating for a change,” Charli Haataja, a member of Local 7250 of the Communications Workers of America, […]
Minnesota unions make case for Sandpiper oil pipeline
January 6, 2015 by
A series of five public hearings on a proposed oil pipeline through Minnesota opened in St. Paul yesterday, and members of several Building Trades unions stepped forward to support the $2.5 billion venture, projected to create 1,500 construction jobs. The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission is collecting public testimony at sites across the state this week […]
