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Local 49 business manager welcomes news of mining joint venture

Local 49 Business Manager Jason George welcomed today’s announcement that two premier mining companies will work together in northern Minnesota. PolyMet Mining Corp. and Teck American Inc. are forming a…

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Local 49 endorses Minnesota House and Senate candidates

The International Union of Operating Engineers Local 49, Minnesota’s largest construction union, has endorsed 73 candidates in the upcoming elections for the state House and Senate. Local 49 takes a…

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Thank you, sponsors of the Local 49 Golf Classic to Benefit Homes For Our Troops

Local 49 thanks the sponsors of the first-ever Local 49 Golf Classic to Benefit Homes For Our Troops! We raised more than $250,000, and we couldn’t have done it without…

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You can help provide homes for our troops

When duty called, our veterans answered. Now it’s our turn. Donate to Homes For Our Troops More than 1,000 severely injured veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan need…

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