In Minnesota, OSHA inspectors found 40% fewer violations per inspection on union worksites than they did on nonunion sites.
Leadership changes, but Trades’ focus remains on building careers, communities
July 22, 2021 by
A new president gaveled the 75th convention of the Minnesota State Building and Construction Trades Council to order at Madden’s on Gull Lake today, as delegates unanimously affirmed their Executive Board in electing Laborers Local 563 Business Manager Joe Fowler to lead the statewide organization. President Emeritus Harry Melander, who retired in June after […]
On right to work and prevailing wage, it’s Walz … or Wisconsin
October 24, 2018 by
“People will tell you, ‘I’m not into politics,’” Walz told tradespeople. “You tell them too damn bad because politics is into you.”
Workers trust Ellison to have their back as AG
October 11, 2018 by
Hostility toward unions has been a common thread running through Doug Wardlow’s career.
Retiree Council president: ‘You can’t just ride off into the sunset’
October 4, 2018 by
A former diesel mechanic and longtime Machinist, McInnis became president of the Retiree Council last month.
Labor unites behind Walz for governor
August 16, 2018 by
Unions are joining forces to elect one of their own to the state’s highest office.
At organizing boot camp, workers look to build power from the inside out
July 16, 2018 by
It takes a strong union to bargain a strong contract. Or, as CWA Local 7304 member Jim Wiebe put it: “A hammer doesn’t swing by itself.” A union steward and welder at the New Flyer bus facility in St. Cloud, Wiebe was one of 55 activists from across the Midwest who traveled to St. Paul […]
Supreme Court ‘weaponizes’ First Amendment to attack public-sector workers
June 27, 2018 by
“The First Amendment was meant for better things,” Justice Elena Kagan wrote in a dissent to the 5-4 decision.
Anti-union ‘paycheck deception’ bill advances in Minnesota House
March 26, 2018 by
Paycheck deception would “make it harder for working people to join together in common purpose,” Minnesota AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Julie Blaha said.
Jesse Paggen: We can emerge stronger after Janus – and we must
March 1, 2018 by
“My union has been working hard to make certain we don’t let any divide-and-conquer techniques rip us apart.”
Union Advocate 