2018 U.S. Senate & Representative Candidate Questionnaire
U.S. Senate & U.S. Representative
Thank you for seeking LIUNA Minnesota & North Dakota's endorsement for U.S. Senate or U.S. Representative. LIUNA - the Laborers' International Union of North America - is a strong & proud union founded by immigrants in 1903. A half-million strong, we are united through collective bargaining agreements which help us earn family-supporting pay, good benefits, & the opportunity for advancement & better lives.
LIUNA members engage in political action to protect their livelihoods. Every year, tens of thousands of LIUNA members make personal phone calls, talk to fellow members, & visit elected leaders to advocate for good jobs & to hold politicians accountable. LIUNA members also vote & give of their hard-earned wages in voluntary political contributions to the LIUNA national Political Action Committee. The candidates who benefit from LIUNA's political support are from both political parties, & they understand that LIUNA works with those who work with us.
LIUNA members, retirees, & their families are looking for candidates who will do more than support our wages & benefits. We are looking for champions of the working class who can be counted on to fight for LIUNA members.
In Minnesota & North Dakota, we are proud to represent more than 12,000 skilled construction & blue collar Laborers who join in union & raise the bar for all Minnesotans & North Dakotans. We are your friends & neighbors improving Minnesota & North Dakota through our work in building construction, heavy & highway construction, construction supervision, environmental remediation, demolition, restoration & city services. We serve the members, families & retirees of five Local Unions: Local 563 (Twin Cities Metro, Mankato area, Saint Cloud area & North Dakota); Local 405 (Rochester & Southeast Minnesota); Local 1091 (Duluth, Superior, Northeast Minnesota & Northwest Wisconsin); Local 1097 (Iron Range & Northern Minnesota); & Local 363 (Minneapolis-Saint Paul Metro & Greater Minnesota city & county employees).
By the Numbers:
We represent 12,679 skilled construction LIUNA members
We partner with 800 total signatory Union Contractor employers
We accumulated 173,580 privately funded training hours in 2016-2017
We cover 27,800 participants in our health & welfare plan
We pump $780.6 million dollars into Minnesota’s economy annually
LIUNA Minnesota & North Dakota is proud to partner with our signatory contractors to enhance worker skills, promote workplace safety, offer job & career opportunities for a diverse workforce. We are on the side of all working people & working families, fighting for the freedom to negotiate, fair return on work, family-supporting wages, affordable health care, & retirement security, so working people can provide for & have the time to be with our families. We are proud to support leaders who share our values & priorities & protect our freedom to prosper.
The following questionnaire includes questions from both LIUNA International & the District Council. International questions are preceded with background to inform your answers. For more information, please contact Russ Hess, Legislative Director, at 507-261-6546 or rhess@mnldc.org, or Kris Fredson, Campaigns Director, at 651-235-4459 or kfredson@mnldc.org. Please complete & submit the questionnaire & we will be in touch re: scheduling a visit and/or endorsement.
Work hard & good luck on the campaign trail. We look forward to working with you.