Operator skills 🫡👏

About 80 high school students in our Operating Engineers Pathway attended a hands-on event at the Local 49 Training Center yesterday! #HeavyEquipment #CareerExploration

#NationalWomenInConstructionWeek More women are choosing to work in the skilled construction trades. The #OperatingEngineers provide the training and support necessary for women to build rewarding, life-long careers. #WomenInConstruction #ConstructionCareers #EmpowerWomen

Congrats to member Lisa Reineccius on being a finalist in the Outstanding Tradesperson/Craftswoman category of Finance & Commerce's 2025 Women in Construction Awards, which took place last weekend! Lisa works for Veit and as an instructor at the Local 49 Training Center.

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#MNTwins Magic Number: 163

It's construction season! Today we announced nearly 180 projects statewide. Remember to slow down and move over in work zones to help protect workers and keep everyone safe. Find out more about planned construction and detours: mndot.gov/construction

Kirby. That’s it. That’s the answer.

Local 49 joined the Building Trades at the MN Capitol this morning to remember the fallen on this Workers Memorial Day, including David Buck of Local 49. The work of ensuring jobsite safety is never done.

Business Manager Ryan Davies on Angie Craig: "As a congresswoman, Angie Craig has fought for working men and women. She's been a champion of building our state's infrastructure with highly skilled union labor and is one of the most bipartisan members of Congress."

AGC agrees with Senator Seeberger and supports her push to fund necessary infrastructure. Let's get a bonding bill done! #mnleg startribune.com/opinion-why-an…

Below announcement makes clear why #mnleg needs to pass a bonding bill this year. There are a lot of needs lined up behind these that rely on passage of a bonding bill!

You can thank a 49er for the roads and bridges we use every day! Check out this video of members operating for Lunda setting bridge beams over I-90 in Austin, MN. Lisa Ziebell and Ben Cassidy are in the cranes, and Marley Sherbon is in the forklift. #heavyequipment

June is National Safety Month, and in construction, safety isn’t just a rule—it’s a culture. Every worker deserves to go home safe, and that starts with training, awareness, and looking out for one another. This month, let’s commit to keeping safety first—on the job and at home.

We’re devastated by the passing of Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark. Melissa was a fierce advocate for working men and women, a dedicated public servant, and a dear friend. She was a champion of the building trades and a steady leader who will be greatly missed.

The most consequential Speaker in state history.

Lots of dads working overtime today trying to find a fugitive murderer, trying to help two shooting victims recover, trying to keep us safe. Thank you. Happy Father’s Day to all dads - but especially these men in Minnesota.

Thank you law enforcement for your quick thinking that undoubtedly saved lives on Saturday. Thank you Minneapolis journalists for sacrificing your weekends to give us answers. Thank you medical professionals for saving John & Yvette Hoffman. Thank you Melissa & Mark Hortman.

Check out this story about a 49er who recently found her dream career as an operator! #heavyequipmentoperator #skilledtrades #Apprenticeship