The December General Membership meeting has been canceled.  There will be a contract vote on Friday, December 20 at the IBEW Hall at Metro94.  Information regarding voting details will be mailed to you soon.

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 "In our glorious fight for civil rights, we must guard against being fooled by false slogans, as 'right to work'. It provides no 'rights' and no 'works'. It's purpose is to destroy labor unions and the freedom of collective bargaining... We demand this fraud be stopped."

- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., 1961

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Minnesota’s quality of life and economic vitality depend on a transportation system with safe roads and bridges, and easy access to public transit. To learn about our campaign to make sure the Legislature addresses the state’s urgent transportation needs in 2014, join the Move MN regional meeting near you. Read more >>>

Community nutrition educators help low-income families make healthy food choices on limited budgets. They work with food banks, schools, and senior centers in all 87 counties. But the University of Minnesota is cutting 92 CNEs in Local 3937. We need to save their jobs and mission. Here's where to start. Read more >>>

History names the governors, legislators, and other elected officials who served in the Minnesota State Capitol. It does not name the hundreds of workers who literally raised the building out of dirt. Until now. New research led by the Labor Education Service at the University of Minnesota tells the story of those workers – who quarried stone, worked the railroads, and built Cass Gilbert’s vision. A 47-minute film, “Who Built Our Capitol?”, and a related website bring to light the stories of more than 600 workers, their descendants, and modern-day workers renovating the century-old building.