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Local 49 Training Center
At Local 49 Training we are committed to the best possible educational opportunities for you! Whether you are sure of your educational goals, or still undecided and considering apprenticeship programs so you can earn while you learn, the Local 49 Training Center is a great place to start your future. We are a comprehensive educational facility located in Hinckley, Minnesota.
Phone: 320-384-7093
International Union of Operating Engineers
Local 49 is proud unit of the 
International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) — a progressive, diversified trade union that primarily represents
- Operating Engineers, who work as heavy equipment operators, mechanics, and surveyors in the construction industry, and
- Stationary Engineers, who work in operations and maintenance in building and industrial complexes, and in the service industries.
IUOE also represents nurses and other health industry workers, a significant number of public employees engaged in a wide variety of occupations, as well as a number of job classifications in the petrochemical industry.
This representation is the core of IUOE’s mission. From ensuring protections of prevailing wages on public projects, to alleviating healthcare costs through coalition building, to improving our contractors’ competitiveness, IUOE has and will continue to be tirelessly dedicated to the common interests of its members.
New Tool on Hospitals Performance
The Local 49 health care team has been leading the effort to require hospitals to report information on how they are working to prevent hospital acquired infections. There is a lot more work to do in this area. Collecting the data takes time. But we are proud to say that the first of what will be many more pieces of information on hospital acquired infection rates in hospitals is now up and ready for use.
Minnesota Building and Construction Trades Council
The
MN State Building & Construction Trades Council is the advocate voice for unionized construction workers in Minnesota.50,000 members strong, and chartered by the Building & Construction Trades Department of the National AFL-CI, the Minnesota Building Trades Council has provided leadership and advocacy for construction workers in Minnesota. for 60 years.
The AFL-CIO
As part of the ongoing discussion about how to strengthen America's union movement for the future, the AFL-CIO has launched a new initiative to solicit comments from and provide updated information for union members and allies.
At www.aflcio.org, union members and others can submit their comments, read comments, download proposals from national unions, state federations and central labor councils, find facts on the union movement, get emails, sign petitions and more.
Minneapolis Unions E-Activist List
Sign up for the Minneapolis Unions E-Activist List online.
Local 49 Gear
Get your own Local 49 hats, shirts, hooded
sweatshirts and select 49 embroidery.
All Union Made and Made in the USA.
Shop Union Made
The AFL-CIO Union Label and Service Trades Department has set up an all-Union shopping website. Check it out!
Union House (All American Imprints)
Union House is just north of the metro area in Wyoming, MN, and you can get high-quality, Union Made in the USA apparel on their website as well. Men's work clothes, blue jeans, jackets, golf shirts, even underwear! They also do custom screen printing and embroidery. You can order on their website or by calling 651-462-7710.
Minnesota Building Trades Federal Credit Union
Members and retirees of Operating Engineers Local #49 (and their families) are eligible to join Minnesota Building Trades Federal Credit Union. The MN Building Trades FCU is a union shop offering a full range of financial services and some of the lowest loan rates in the Upper Midwest. Visit Minnesota Building Trades FCU online, or give them a call at 763-315-3888 or 800-496-2460.
Know Your Rights: National Labor Relations Act
The National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) guarantees the right of employees to organize and bargain collectively with their employers, and to engage in other protected concerted activity or to refrain from engaging in any of the above activity. Employees covered by this act are protected from certain types of employer and union misconduct. This Notice gives you general information about your rights, and about the obligations of employers and unions under the NLRA. Contact the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), the Federal agency that investigates and resolves complaints under the NLRA, using the contact information supplied below, if you have any questions about specific rights that may apply in your particular workplace.
Under the NLRA, you have the right to:
- Organize a union to negotiate with your employer concerning your wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment.
- Form, join or assist a union.
- Bargain collectively through representatives of employees’ own choosing for a contract with your employer setting your wages, benefits, hours, and other working conditions.
- Discuss your wages and benefits and other terms and conditions of employment or union organizing with your co-workers or a union.
- Take action with one or more co-workers to improve your working conditions by, among other means, raising work-related complaints directly with your employer or with a government agency, and seeking help from a union.
- Strike and picket, depending on the purpose or means of the strike or the picketing.
- Choose not to do any of these activities, including joining or remaining a member of a union.