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Promoting the benefits of Union construction in MN & ND LABORERA Laborers-Employers Cooperation & Education Trust Publication F&C NEWS ANNOUNCES TOP PROJECTS FOR 2018 Bell Museum, Hennepin Healthcare, Intercontinental Hotel and TCO Orthopedics Performance Center among winners Finance and Commerce (F&C) offering 26 primary and specialty care received accolades from Minnesota’s news recently announced their TOP clinics all under one roof in the heart high school football community. PROJECTS for 2018 and the list of downtown . This $158 Another Top Project was the includes many Union-built projects million project covers 377,000 square University of Minnesota Athletes with extraordinary characteristics of feet and is LEED Gold Certified. Village constructed by M.A. design, project architecture and of The $115 million Intercontinental Mortenson Co. on the university course, high-quality skilled Union MSP International Airport Hotel campus in Minneapolis. This $166 construction craftsmanship. also made the Top Projects list and million project includes a nutrition Headlining the list are certainly some is the only hotel directly connected center, three basketball court facilities, remarkable projects. The University with the airport. This 12 story hotel a 16,000 square feet weight room, of Minnesota Bell Museum, led by construction project was led by PCL an academic center focusing around McGough Construction includes a Construction Services and has high tutoring and much more. planetarium, high-tech exhibits and tech triple pane glass which keeps the While the general contractors get wildlife dioramas. The $79 million hotel interior incredibly quiet despite much of the notoriety around these project consists of 92,000 square feet being located in the center of a major projects, it can be noted that hundreds and has opportunities for people to international airport. of signatory Union subcontractors host an event. The Twin Cities Orthopedics (TCO) covering all aspects of construction, Hennepin Healthcare Clinic and Performance Center built by Kraus- from excavation and utilities, to Specialty Center was built by Anderson at a cost of $90 million is masonry and finished systems all Mortenson Construction and brings a another spectacular 2018 Top Project. deserve kudos on great collaboration collaborative healthcare approach by It serves as the new complex and home and work performed. For information for the Minnesota on subcontractors associated with each Vikings football project, contact the general contractor team’s practice of record. and headquarters Once again, the entire State of facility and Minnesota is fortunate to have many includes practice of the finest Union contractors and field spaces, an subcontractors that continue to deliver indoor practice time and time again with extraordinary arena and TCO craftsmanship on some of the world’s Stadium – a 6,000 best projects. seat stadium that has already Twin Cities Orthopedic Performance Center made the Top Projects 2018 TOP PROJECTS (cont. on Page 2) list. Photo by Kraus-Anderson

June 2019 Issue Highlights Wage Theft is a Felony Page 3 LIUNA Backs Xcel Plan Page 4 WELCOME NEW 2018 TOP PROJECTS continued CONTRACTORS! • A N A Dynamic Cleaning Solution PROJECT NAME LOCATION UNION CONTRACTOR • Castrejon Inc 365 Nicollet Minneapolis Opus Design Build • Designing Earth Contracting Inc • Granite Inliner LLC AT&T Tower lobby and Minneapolis Crawford Merz Construction • Hines Debris-Free Cleaning & amentiy spaces Construction LLC Magni Construction & Fence LLC Brookview Golden Valley Adolfson & Peterson • • Northwoods Sodding Inc College of St. Benedict Red Lake Builders St. Joseph Donlar Construction Co. • Schenecker Commons • Skilled Energy Forces Inc • Swan Companies Inc Ecolab Global Headquarters St. Paul McGough Construction • Terrene Development LLC Estes Funeral Chapel Minneapolis Sheehy Construction Co.* • USAFRIK Inc HQ Apartments Minneapolis Kraus - Anderson Jack Link's Minneapolis CONTRACTOR NEWS Minneapolis M.A. Mortenson Co. Operational Headquarters Signatory Union contractor Gardner Builders was featured in the April 2019 Junior Achievement James issue of Progress Minnesota by Finance R. and Patricia Hemak St. Paul M.A. Mortenson Co. & Commerce News. They were founded Experiential Learning Center in 2010 and are a general contractor Land O'Lakes Headquarters Arden Hills McGough Construction serving in commercial construction with Lora Hotel Stillwater Zeman Construction 123 employees. Minnesota State Academy for Also featured in the Progress Minnesota Faribault Knutson Construction the Deaf Wilkins Hall issue of Finance & Commerce News was M.G. McGrath Inc., a Signatory MoZaic East Minneapolis Opus Design Build Union architectural surfaces specialty Number 12 Cider Minneapolis Gardner Builders contractor with 300 employees. Ridgedale Regional Center Shaw-Lundquist Associates, preservation and libray Minnetonka Inc. refurbishment LECET MISSION Rochester International Rochester Kraus - Anderson The Minnesota Laborers-Employers Airport Cooperation & Education Trust (LECET) RSM Plaza Minneapolis RJM Construction fund was created in 1992 as a non-profit joint Labor/Management cooperation The 428 St. Paul McGough Construction effort affiliated with the Minnesota The Douglas Dayton YMCA at Laborers Union. LECET aims to promote Minneapolis RJM Construction Gaviidae the many benefits of Union construction The Promenade of Wayzata Wayzata Adolfson & Peterson* while addressing a number of initiatives that are of mutual benefit to University of MN Duluth both signatory Union Contractors and Heikkila Chemistry and Duluth McGough Construction LiUNA members. Advanced Material Science Building University of MN John T. Tate Minnesota LECET Minneapolis J.E. Dunn Construction Hall Renovation Board of Trustees Mike Bubalo, Chair Andy Ristrom Note: This is a partial listing of the 2018 Top Projects announced by Finance & Commerce News Laborers Local 563 Carl Bolander & Sons Inc. * Co-general contractor Chris Born Sheldon Steele PCL Construction Services Laborers Local 405 Shawn Braford Tom Vevea Laborers Local 1097 Laborers Local 563 Randy Kramer Denise Woods Bituminous Roadways Inc. AGC of Minnesota Dan Olson Dwight Engen MINNESOTA & NORTH DAKOTA Laborers Local 1091 LECET Construction Facebook.com/LIUNAMinnesota Marketing Director Rick Peper Facebook.com/MinnesotaLECET Facebook.com/LIUNANorthDakota Ryan Companies US Inc.

MINNESOTA & NORTH DAKOTA 2 WAGE THEFT BECOMES A FELONY IN MINNESOTA

The Minnesota State Legislature passed who are not paid what is owed them Unscrupulous construction contractor legislation in May, 2019 that protects for the work they perform according to employers have been known to use workers from wage theft and includes the Minnesota Department of Labor & ‘payroll fraud’ to win bids by cutting criminal penalties for employers who Industry. payroll and benefits and cheating workers commit it. Wage theft occurs when an in an effort to lower bid pricing and make The law invests $3.1 million in new funding employer avoids paying or fails to pay more profit. over the next two years for the Minnesota wages earned by its employees. Wage theft Department of Labor & Industry’s “Good employers are getting burned by has been a problem in the construction enforcement of the state’s wage and these criminals, and that is what they industry and LIUNA Minnesota hour laws. The funding will also support are,” said Rep. Tim Mahoney (DFL – St. supported passage of the law. the department in conducting greater Paul), the bill’s lead author and a member This is an important win for an estimated outreach and education for employers, of Pipefitters Union Local 455. 39,000 workers annually in Minnesota workers and their communities.

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WORK ZONE SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS ADVANCE

The Minnesota State Legislature passed attention. The law bans people from Please obey some important work zone safety using handheld phone devices while construction legislation in this year’s session that driving and is known to reduce fatalities work zone were supported by LIUNA Minnesota/ by 16 percent in states that have flaggers like Reilly Albert, North Dakota and can help improve previously added the law. LIUNA Local Andy Ristrom safety for LIUNA Members and Union 563 member Carl Bolander & Sons Inc. Obedience to Work Zone Flaggers contractors working in the construction working for Sheldon Steele PCi Roads, LLC. Laborers Local 405 work zone. Work zone flaggers, often our own LIUNA Members and their Union Tom Vevea Hands Free Cell Phones Only Laborers Local 563 contractor employers, are now given Denise Woods A statewide hands-free cell phone law more authority in the road and AGC of Minnesota is sure to help overall traffic safety in highway construction work zone due Dwight Engen general and especially help improve to passage of a new safety measure. LECET Construction Marketing Director safety conditions in the hundreds of The law authorizes police officers to construction work zones that often issue a citation to drivers who violate change daily and require drivers full instructions from work zone flaggers.

3 LECET UNVEILS NEW WEBSITE Minnesota LECET rolled out a fresh includes improved career resources new website on June 1 with a modern through the Build Your Future tab platform that is better geared in serving for current and future Laborers and newer technologies such as smart for signatory employers reference. phone devices and tablets. The site Under the LECET resources tab includes better inclusion of current is access to a signatory Union events and social media stories geared Contractor online directory and for LIUNA members and signatory enrollment in LECET’s free Market contractors alike. Expansion Program for contractors. The website covers some very key Visit www.mnlecet.org today and initiatives right at the forefront. This send us your feedback!

LIUNA BACKS NEW XCEL ENERGY UPPER MIDWEST ENERGY PLAN

LIUNA Minnesota & North Dakota, Pranis. According to Pranis, “The plan Minnesota’s infrastructure union of supports Minnesota’s continued clean more than 12,000 skilled construction energy leadership by delivering huge and blue collar Laborers, announced reductions in carbon emissions without its support for Xcel Energy’s Upper sacrificing affordability, reliability or the Midwest Energy Plan, which was high-quality jobs that have sustained unveiled on May 20. Xcel is the families and communities and kept our first major U.S. utility to commit to state moving forward for generations.” delivering 100% carbon-free electricity Dakota, explains that the group has LIUNA Minnesota/North Dakota has by 2050. The plan sets a timetable been working with Xcel to mitigate signed an agreement with Xcel and clean for the retirement of remaining coal the impact of coal plant retirements energy organizations that is designed plants, which would be replaced with a and make sure skilled local workers to facilitate Xcel’s purchase of the gas combination of solar, wind and natural have a bright future in the clean fired Mankato Energy Center and the gas generation, and calls for continued energy economy. “There’s nothing employment of skilled local labor and operation of the Monticello nuclear simple or easy about closing plants registered Apprentices on solar energy plant through 2040. that have provided good wages and projects. benefits to thousands of our members,” “Xcel’s Upper Midwest Energy Plan Tim Mackey, President and Business according to Mackey. “We appreciate is a down payment on the company’s Manager of LIUNA Minnesota & North Xcel’s commitment to supporting historic commitment to provide employees and host communities 100% carbon-free electricity by 2050,” through the transition, and we look according to LIUNA Minnesota & forward to partnering with Xcel to put North Dakota spokesperson Kevin our members to work building a next- generation energy infrastructure.”

Photos courtesy of Landwehr Construction and LIUNA, 2019.

4 LIUNA SUPPORTS 2019 SERVING OUR TROOPS MISSION keeping us safe. We showed them that by cooking an amazing steak from back home and giving them the opportunity to have a sit down meal with their family thousands of miles away.” On May 25th Joe Fowler, LIUNA Local Trades Union representatives and Over the years, the organization’s motto 563 Business Manager participated other organizations including the Chris has remained the same, It’s a simple in the Saint Paul to Kuwait IV – 2019 Hawkey Band. A major milestone was thing – dinner with the family. But it’s Serving Our Troops mission which made when the 100,000th steak was really not that simple when families are provides an onsite steak dinner served this year since the inception thousands of miles apart. Thank you to simultaneously in both St. Paul and of the program in 2004. In addition, the troops and families who bear the in Kuwait for deployed soldiers of LIUNA affiliate Local 563 made a burden of helping protect our freedoms the Minnesota National Guard 34th financial contribution of nearly $3,000 and making the world a better place. Red Bull Infantry Division and their to aid the effort. families to connect and have dinner as “It was a very humbling experience,” a family via live international video. said Fowler. “The troops were thanking The group of 46 that traveled to us the whole time we were there, but Kuwait included respected Minnesota the reality is we were there to thank and business leaders, Union representatives honor the soldiers and their families including Fowler and other Building for their sacrifices they are making in Joe Fowler with Command Sergeant Major Joe Hjelmstad and Major General Ben Cornell, members of the 34th Red Bull CAREERS IN THE TRADES Infantry in Kuwait, June 2019. LECET/LIUNA push forward with state high school league and targeted advertising efforts LECET and LIUNA Minnesota/ North Dakota continue on the mission of promoting opportunities in the construction trades in many traditional ways and in a few newer initiatives. One of those expanded outreach “It makes perfect sense to be at a In addition, LECET has supported efforts was the 2019 Minnesota State place where future construction our local union’s workforce needs High School League winter state workers are,” said Rick Peper, Ryan through radio commercial ads in North tournaments – wrestling, basketball Companies Inc. representative and Dakota and in Southern Minnesota. and hockey at Xcel Energy Center and Trustee for Minnesota LECET. “We While signatory Union contractors Arena. Thousands of need to keep telling our story about do the actual hiring, the ads are tourney goers, school representatives, how great the industry is for careers intended to help identify potential and student/athletes, and fans came through and how important our industry experienced construction workers for the gates and got at least a sneak peek at is needed to build and maintain our a number of different opportunities. our organization and the construction infrastructure. Hopefully, the young A job board was created at industry whether through the arena people we are visiting with now, can http://www.BuildtheNorth.com on the video message boards or in the make that correlation and see that there to highlight some of those work concourse at our trade show exhibit. is opportunity everywhere in the Union opportunities based on contractor’s trades.” current workforce needs.

5 SAFETY DRIVEN | THE POWER OF PARTNERSHIP Safety Driven Quarterly Award Winners | 1st Quarter 2019 NAME CONTRACTOR NAME NAME CONTRACTOR NAME Kurt Lunde Adolfson & Peterson Brandon Larkin Kraus Anderson Tim Weldon Ames Construction Inc Aaron Kloss Lakehead Constructors Inc Chris Wolch Aptim Services Mike Bishir Lloyd's Construction Services, Inc Chad Hesse Donlar Construction Company Dale Sjoberg Maverick Cutting & Breaking Mathew Rogers Environmental Plant Services Inc Eric Endres McGough Construction Chad Haglund Four Star Construction Luis Zubieta MG McGrath Kaelen Hady J R Jensen Construction Co Don Desplinter Northland Concrete & Masonry Joe Corbett John Foley Masonry Inc Manuel Diaz PCI Roads LLC Jeffrey Hayes Jorgenson Construction Inc Courtney Foust Q3 Contracting Inc Matt Haag Kiffmeyer Inc Richard Hickman Xcel Energy, Special Construction All winners receive their choice of a Quarterly Award prize and have been nominated by Union Contractors in accordance with the LECET Safety Driven Program rules.

OPIOID DEPENDENCY? HOW SAND CREEK CAN HELP YOU

Every day, more than 130 people in the LIUNA Members and your eligible U.S. die after overdosing on opioids, family members, if you are experiencing which include prescription pain any of these occurences give Sand relievers, heroin and synthetic opioids Creek Workplace Wellness a call at such as fentanyl. There are many ways 1-888-243-5744 for confidential non- that opioid addiction can impact a life. judgmental help. Sand Creek counselors can help you find the steps and guide Recognizing Opioid Abuse or you along the path to an opioid-free Dependency: life again. They can offer professional counseling for the other things in life • Regularly taking an opioid outside of the way the doctor has prescribed, that cause you emotional pain and we including taking more than the will work to connect you to the medical prescribed dose support and treatment resources you need. • Taking opioids “just in case,” even when not in pain • Mood changes, including excessive swings from elation to hostility • Changes in sleep patterns or being overly tired all the time • Borrowing medication from other people or “losing” medications so that more prescriptions must be written • Seeking the same prescription from different doctors • Poor decision-making, including putting himself or herself and others in danger

6 TRAIN UP | THE POWER TO EXCEL Training Calendar

Week of July 08, 2019 Week of August 19, 2019 APPRENTICE OF THE Pipelaying 1 Jul 08-12 Asbestos Worker Initial Aug 19-22 Pipeline Technology/MnDOT Flagging Jul 08-23 General Construction/Flagging/Pro-10 Aug 19-23 MONTH AWARDS Safety Week/OSHA 30/CPR First Aid Jul 08-12 Asbestos Worker Refresher Aug 23 Asbestos Supervisor Refresher Jul 12 Flagging/MnDOT Aug 23

March @Superior, WI 54880 - 303 2nd Ave E - Holiday Inn CPR/First Aid Jul 12 Week of August 26, 2019 Joe Holmgren Mason Tending Aug 26-30 Hazardous Waste Refresher Jul 12

April Week of July 15, 2019 Week of September 02, 2019 Aaron Oehrlein General Construction/Flagging/Pro-10 Jul 15-19 Air Sampling Sep 03-04 Scaffold Erecting Competent Person Jul 15-19 Asbestos Supervisor Refresher Sep 06 May Intro to Union & Apprenticeship Program Jul 18 Asbestos Worker Refresher Sep 06 Hazardous Waste Refresher Sep 06

Jairo Leal Week of July 22, 2019 Asbestos Worker Initial Jul 22-25 Week of September 09, 2019 Concrete Practices/Insulated Forms Jul 22-26 Blueprint Reading Sep 09-24 Safety Week/OSHA 30/CPR First Aid Jul 22-26 Concrete Practices/Insulated Forms Sep 09-13 Note: Students are reminded that Heavy Highway Skills/MnDOT Flag Jul 24-Aug 08 Hazardous Waste Initial Sep 09-13 all day classes begin at 7:00 am at Excavation Confined Space Jul 25 Line & Grade Sep 09-13 the LTC. Trainees must come to class Asbestos Worker Refresher Jul 26 Mine Safety & Health Admin Sep 14 dressed as if they were reporting @Virginia, MN - 1097 Hall

to work at a construction site. This Week of July 29, 2019 includes appropriate work boots, Blueprint Reading Jul 29-Aug 02 Week of September 16, 2019 long pants and shirt. Failure to do so General Construction/Flagging/Pro-10 Jul 29-Aug 02 General Construction/Flagging/Pro-10 Sep 16-20 can result in being asked to leave and Hazardous Waste Initial Jul 29-Aug 02 Safety Week/OSHA 30/CPR First Aid Sep 16-20 to reschedule the class at a later date. Excavation Confined Space Sep 19 Week of August 05, 2019 Intro to Union & Apprenticeship Program Sep 19 Pipeline Technology/MnDOT Flagging Aug 05-09 CPR/First Aid Sep 20

Construction Laborers Hazardous Waste Refresher Aug 09 Mine Safety & Health Admin Aug 10 Week of September 23, 2019 Training Center @Virginia, MN - 1097 Hall Asbestos Supervisor Initial Sep 23-27 Pipelaying 1 Sep 23-27 2350 Main Street Safety Week/OSHA 30/CPR First Aid Sep 25-Oct 10 Week of August 12, 2019 Lino Lakes, MN 55038 Pipelaying 1 Aug 12-16 Safety Week/OSHA 30/CPR First Aid Aug 12-16 Week of September 30, 2019 (651) 653-6710 Torch Cutting Demo Safety Aug 12-15 Blueprint Reading Sep 30-Oct 04 Excavation Confined Space Aug 15 Heavy Highway Skills/MnDOT Flag Sep 30-Oct 04 www.Ltcmn.org Intro to Union & Apprenticeship Program Aug 15 CPR/First Aid Aug 16

TRAIN UP MATTERS… • The Laborers Training Center • The Laborers Training Center now • LTC staff additions: Michael of MN & ND has announced that offers Suspension Scaffold (Swing Knowles, Accountant came on five instructors have become ANSI Stage) Preparedness 24HR course, board April 30, 2018. Rebekah Certified Instructors from the giving participants a hands-on Banks was hired April 15, 2019 as an recent annual LIUNA Training approach to Suspended Scaffold and Administrative Assistant. Instructors Conference • The Annual LTC Fall held in Chicago. They Construction Industry Open are: Matt Johnson, Jeremy House is planned for Friday Johnson, Darrell Jones, Oct. 11. The event is open Dallas Nustvold and to public officials, Union Robert Vasquez. These five contractor representatives, are even better prepared legislative and elected leaders to bring these training LTC Instructors and staff at LIUNA A.I.C. Training in Chicago. in all forms of government, techniques to the LIUNA construction industry representatives membership as we continue to preparing the participant to safely and includes relevant topics in the build LIUNA Minnesota and North design, install and inspect suspended construction industry and trades. Dakota’s highly skilled workforce. scaffolds. Prerequisites: Scaffold CP 40HR class or Journey worker.

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S FOR THE IN U Family FUN JO ! Saturday, LABORERS UNION Como Midway August 17 Fun -Raiser Picnic Pavilion 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. 1199 Midway Pkwy, St Paul Map to Location:

Family Fun-Raiser Picnic at Como Park: PPicnic u FREE Como Town tickets for u FREE face painting, T-shirt and u FREE Hot Dog lunch Site LIUNA Kids fishing for LIUNA kids u KID’S FUN RUN at 11 a.m. u All events FREE with your u Easy access to Como Zoo Short course with medals voluntary charitable donation u Open to families of LIUNA for all participants u Prize Drawings at noon members and Union Contractors Como Zoo Shuttle Bus Information: St. Paul Schools District Service Center 1930 Como Ave., St. Paul EVENT MISSION: Annual Family Fun-Raiser to benefit Minnesota Laborers Charities Shuttle runs from 9:30 AM to 6:30 PM FOR MORE INFORMATION: Visit MNLECET.org or facebook.com/LIUNAMinnesota The Skilled Construction Craft UNION LABORER News - June, 2019