The General Membership Meeting is conducted on the 3rd Wednesday of every month at the Main Union Hall in Minneapolis – 2829 Anthony Lane South, Minneapolis, MN 55418 starting at 7:30 p.m.
The Executive Board meets in the evening the day before the General Membership Meeting.
Member meetings for Minneapolis, Minneapolis Park Board, Ramsey County, City of St. Paul, Hennepin County, Anoka County, and Twin Cities suburban areas are posted in the workplace.
Outside the Twin Cities metro area:
- Bagley:
2nd Monday of the month November – April at 7:00 p.m. at the Bagley Area Union Hall, 1725 Central St W. Bagley, MN 56621 - Duluth:
1st Tuesday of the month at the Duluth Area Union Hall, 2002 London Rd. Duluth, MN 55812 at 7:30 p.m. - Grand Forks, ND:
1st Tuesday of the month from Nov-May at IBEW Hall, 1714 N. Washington St. Grand Forks, ND at 7:00 p.m. - Granite Falls, MN
2nd Wednesday of the month in December – April at Rock Dining & Event Center, 1940 11th Ave. Granite Falls, MN 56241 at 7:00 p.m. - Grand Rapids:
2nd Tuesday of the month at the Eagles Club, Hwy. 169 South, Grand Rapids, MN at 7:00 p.m. - International Falls:
4th Wednesday of the month from Nov-Apr at Bob Walls Memorial Union Hall, 509 3rd Street, International Falls at 6:00 p.m. - Ironton
3rd Tuesday of the month in Nov & Jan-Apr at the Ironton Legion, 232 4th Street at 7:00 p.m.
- Mandan, ND:
2nd Tuesday of the month from Oct-Apr at the Mandan Area Union Hall, 2901 Twin City Dr. Mandan, ND 58554 at 8:00 p.m. - Mankato:
4th Thursday of the month (no meetings held in November and December) at Mankato Area Union Hall, 308 Lundin Blvd. Mankato, MN 56001 at 7:00 p.m. - Minot, ND:
1st Tuesday of the month from Oct-Apr at the IBEW Hall. 125 35th Ave NE at 7:30 p.m. - Rochester:
4th Thursday of every month (no meetings held in November and December) at the Rochester Area Union Hall, 1765 County Rd 16 SW, Rochester, MN 55902 at 7:00 p.m. - St. Cloud:
1st Thursday of the month at the St. Cloud Area Union Hall, 2109 251st St. St Cloud, MN 56301 at 7:00 p.m. - Sioux Falls, SD:
2nd Thursday of the month at 101 S. Reid Street – Suite 307 at 7:00 p.m. - Virginia:
1st Wednesday of the month at the Virginia Area Union Hall, 8381 Enterprise Dr N. Virginia, MN 55792 at 7:30 p.m. - West Fargo, ND:
1st Thursday of the month at the West Fargo Area Union Hall, 1518 Main Avenue West, West Fargo, ND 58078 (meetings continue all summer). - Winona:
4th Tuesday of the month from Nov-Apr at the American Legion Post 9, 302 East Sarnia St. Winona, MN at 7:00 p.m.
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