FAQs
Visit the Operating Engineers Local 49 Health and Welfare Fund website dedicated to helping you understand how to use your health and welfare benefits.
Visit the Local 49 Training Fund website www.local49training.org for more information on training and the apprenticeship program.
Yes. Click here to find out more information and apply for Local 49’s Scholarship.
We’d be happy to help you. Click here to contact Local 49’s Organizing Director.
Click here to see a list of monthly membership meetings and times.
Click here to go to our Find my Agent page where there is a map to help you find who your business agent is.
Click here to go to the officer’s page.
Our Main Office is in Minneapolis:
2829 Anthony Lane South, Minneapolis, MN 55418
(612) 788-9441
(800) 788-9441
If you need one of the offices outside the Twin Cities metro area, click for a listing of those office locations.
NEWS
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November18
Before apprenticeship, Akeethia Lloyd was ‘just trying to survive’
Before she became an operating engineer apprentice, Akeethia Lloyd was “just trying to survive.” Going through Local 49’s Apprenticeship Program literally changed her life. Akeethia is now a career navigator…
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November17
Celebration of life scheduled for former Local 49 President Pendzimas
A celebration of life for former Local 49 President Jon R. “Jack” Pendzimas will take place noon to 3 p.m. this Sunday, Nov. 20, at Rush Creek Country Club and…
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October26
RSVP for Local 49 holiday parties
Mark your calendar for this year’s holiday parties! All parties start at 6 p.m. Some hotels offer us discounted rates on guest rooms. Please contact the hotel directly and inquire…
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October18
Operating Engineers Pathway students take part in ‘heavy equipment rodeo’
Ames Construction hosts hands-on event for Operating Engineers Pathway Oct. 15 ROSEMOUNT, MN — High school students from across the state tested their skill behind the controls of a bulldozer,…
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October12
Photos: Retirees river cruise
It was a beautiful day for the Local 49 Retirees River Cruise Oct. 11 in Stillwater, Minnesota. See photos from the cruise here.
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October10
St. Paul drops appeal in vaccine mandate case
The city of St. Paul has dropped its appeal of a court ruling that it committed an unfair labor practice by unilaterally implementing a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for employees. The…
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