Minnesota Building and Construction Trades Council

Name

Minnesota Building and Construction Trades Council

Legal name

Minnesota Building & Construction Trades Council

Website

https://mntrades.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1960

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Construction Labor Union Services

NAICS

Specialty Trade Contractors (238), Other Specialty Trade Contractors (2389)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Employment Agencies (7361), Construction - Special Trade Contractors (1700)

akta.pro primary industry

Construction & General Labor Staffing (BPACAEAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Construction (EDABALAF), Incumbent Worker Training & Upskilling (EDAAAOAE), Flagging & On-Site Traffic Control Labor Services (Flaggers, Spotters, Lane Closures) (TLAJALAG)

Keywords

• Construction labor union
• Registered apprenticeship programs
• Project labor agreements
• Prevailing wage enforcement
• Workforce advocacy services

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint Paul

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Union Membership Dues: The Council generates revenue through affiliated union membership dues from 48 local unions representing construction professionals. The specific dues structure is not publicly disclosed.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

The Minnesota Building and Construction Trades Council coordinates 48 affiliated local unions representing 70,000 to 77,000 skilled construction professionals across 15 trades in Minnesota. It provides legislative and political advocacy on behalf of union construction workers, negotiates and supports Project Labor Agreements with contractors and government entities, enforces prevailing wage protections, and runs registered apprenticeship and workforce development programs that supply trained labor to the Minnesota construction industry.

Product overview

The Minnesota Building and Construction Trades Council is a labor union organization, not a technology product company. It serves as an advocate voice for unionized construction workers in Minnesota, representing approximately 70,000 skilled professionals across 48 affiliated local unions in 15 construction trades. The organization provides services including legislative advocacy, apprenticeship programs, workforce development, community engagement, and support for prevailing wage and project labor agreements. The Council does not offer technology products or software services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Project Labor Agreements

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 70,000 skilled construction professionals represented across Minnesota
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered secondary and core.

• Not On My Watch Campaign PartnerssecondaryStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 July 2019Coalition of 14 unions and community organizations including Centro de Trabajadores Unidos en la Lucha (CTUL) fighting wage theft, exploitation, and labor trafficking in Minnesota construction. Supported by Attorney General Keith Ellison and Commissioner of Labor Nancy Leppink.
• MN AFL-CIOcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAffiliated labor federation representing workers in Minnesota. The Council is part of the MN AFL-CIO network and collaborates on labor advocacy, political endorsements, and workforce development initiatives.
• Helmets to HardhatscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational program connecting National Guard, Reserve, retired and transitioned active-duty military service members with skilled training and quality career opportunities in the construction industry. The program helps veterans transition to civilian life through union construction careers. Since its national expansion in 2003, the program has helped over 20,000 veterans find work.
• North America Building Trades Unions (NABTU)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational building trades union federation that provides leadership, legislative advocacy, and support for affiliated state and local building trades councils. The MN Council participates in NABTU conferences, initiatives, and policy positions.
• Fair Contracting FoundationsecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganization focused on fair contracting practices in construction. They provide education on Prevailing Wage laws and support for building trades members regarding wage compliance and enforcement.
• ConstructionCareers.orgsecondaryGTM or Marketing PartnerWorkforce development partnership promoting construction careers to students and career changers. Helps connect individuals with apprenticeship opportunities in the building trades.
• Veterans OrganizationssecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with veteran organizations to support the Helmets to Hardhats program and help military veterans transition to construction careers in Minnesota.
• Community Action Partnership AgenciessecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Community Action Partnership agencies in Hennepin County, Ramsey and Washington Counties, and Three Rivers to support the Water's Off community service program providing free plumbing repairs to senior, low-income, and disabled homeowners.
• Minnesota Mechanical Contractors AssociationsecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerTrade association partnership supporting the Water's Off community service program and workforce development initiatives in the plumbing and mechanical construction industry.
• Apprenticeship Minnesota (Department of Labor and Industry)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState government program facilitating registered apprenticeship expansion. Manages $3.3 million U.S. Department of Labor Apprenticeship Expansion Grant to support construction career readiness/pre-apprenticeship programming targeting minority and female populations.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• AFL-CIO: National labor federation of which the Minnesota Building Trades Council is an indirect affiliate. Comparable as the broad incumbent coordinating body for U.S. union advocacy, political endorsements, and workforce policy across all sectors.
• North America's Building Trades Unions (NABTU): National umbrella federation for state and local building trades councils. Directly comparable as the parent organization coordinating affiliated construction trade unions across the U.S., providing legislative advocacy and policy direction that the Minnesota Council executes locally.
• Minnesota AFL-CIO: State labor federation encompassing all affiliated unions in Minnesota, including the Building Trades Council. Comparable as a higher-tier coordinating body that collaborates on political endorsements and labor advocacy across multiple industries.

Direct peers

• New York State Building Trades Council: Large state building trades council representing unionized construction workers in New York. Comparable as an analogous state-level organization with apprenticeship programs, PLA advocacy, and large-scale infrastructure project involvement.
• Wisconsin State Building Trades Council: Neighboring state building trades council with similar structure, mission, and apprenticeship programs. Directly comparable as an analogous state-level federation coordinating affiliated local unions and engaging in prevailing wage and PLA advocacy.
• Minneapolis Building & Construction Trades Council: Regional sister council within Minnesota, representing approximately 15,000 Minneapolis-area construction union members. Operates with the same mission, structure, and Project Labor Agreement focus, making it the most directly comparable peer at the sub-state level.
• International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT): One of the affiliated trade unions likely represented within the Minnesota Council's 48 local unions. Comparable as a specific trade union focused on workforce training, collective bargaining, and apprenticeship programs within the broader building trades ecosystem.

Others

• Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC): National trade association representing merit-shop (open-shop/non-union) contractors. Not a direct competitor in structure, but represents the opposing organizational model that the Council competes against for market share in commercial and public construction work.
• Helmets to Hardhats: National program connecting military veterans with skilled training and careers in union construction trades. Closely linked as a core partner of the Council for veteran workforce development; comparable as an enabling workforce pipeline organization.
• National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER): National non-profit that develops standardized craft training curricula and credentials for the construction industry. Comparable as an adjacent workforce development and training infrastructure provider that complements (and competes with) union apprenticeship programs.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/MNBldgTrades
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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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