2026 Legislative Priorities

Minnesota's future depends on bipartisan action to create family-supporting jobs, ensure worker safety, and build lasting infrastructure that serves all Minnesotans.

Ensure Public Investments Produce Good, Safe Jobs and Quality Work

Safeguard taxpayer dollars and prevent fraud on publicly funded construction projects by improving the reporting of certified payroll | Support safe workplaces in the construction industry

Fix Minnesota’s Infrastructure and Create Family-Supporting Careers

Invest $250 million to remove dangerous lead pipes in communities throughout the state | Stop cuts to transportation funding and grow dedicated funding for roads and bridges by eliminating the $100 threshold on the road maintenance fee on retail deliveries | Pass a $1 billion local infrastructure jobs bill to fix local roads, bridges, water infrastructure and public buildings

Create Good Jobs for Local Workers and Communities

Lift the nuclear moratorium and stop attacks on natural gas and energy distribution to ensure Minnesota’s transition to 100% clean energy by 2040 | Set the highest bar for labor and environmental protections in the safe and responsible production of critical minerals needed to transition to clean energy and transportation | Advance permitting reforms that ensure timely, reliable and fair review of construction projects that create good jobs and protect our air, water, land and public health

LIUNA Day on the Hill 2026

150+ union construction Laborers. One message: Pass the infrastructure jobs bill.

On February 26, 2026, over 150 LIUNA members from across Minnesota gathered for our annual Day on the Hill — a full day of advocacy, storytelling, and power-building at the State Capitol.

Members started the morning at the Minnesota National Guard Armory, where they learned to craft personal stories about why infrastructure funding matters. They wrote letters to their legislators. They practiced testimony. And they prepared to take their voices directly to decision-makers.

From there, members headed to the Capitol for legislative meetings, committee testimony, Capitol tours, and a Rally for Jobs in the historic Capitol Rotunda.

Our ask was clear: Pass a $1 billion infrastructure jobs bill, also known as a bonding bill. Minnesota's roads, bridges, and water systems need repair — and LIUNA members are ready to do the work.

Browse the photos below to see the day unfold.