The local is responsible for:

• Enforcing rights under collective bargaining agreements
• Assisting members in finding employment through its referral service or hiring hall
• Providing apprenticeship and training programs
• Enforcing legal rights, such as those extended to workers under the National Labor Relations Act
• Promoting job safety as guaranteed under OSHA
• Protecting against discrimination in employment by enforcing both contract rights and legal rights such as those found in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act

Local 405 is governed by an Executive Board and serves nearly 1,000 members and active retirees and their families across Rochester and Southeast Minnesota.

Local 405 members perform the following work: HIghway heavy, building construction, demolition, restoration, construction supervision, pipeline construction & maintenance, wind, solar, environmental remediation, commercial cleaning, and landscape/erosion control.

Local 405 members are proud of their work on the Gonda Building, Highway 52, Highway 43 Winona Bridge, local schools, Mayo Clinic, MNDOT District 6 facility, Rochester Civic Center, Rochester International Airport, Ronald McDonald House expansion, Saint Mary's Generose addition and the Winona & Dresbach bridges over the Mississippi River.

Local 405 supports a variety of organizations and causes, including United Service Organizations (USO), Wounded Warrior, Channel 1 food bank, Eagles Cancer Telethon, Rochester Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund, and Toys for Tots.

Laborers Wells Plant cookout. L-R: Dan Olson (LIUNA Int'l Liaison/1091 Business Mgr), Lorne Lundeed (405 Business Mgr), Dave Danley (MN Laborers Fringe Benefit Funds Exec Dir), Scott Johnson (Wells Plant Steward), James Hall (405 Business Agent), and Dwight Engen (MN LECET Exec Dir).

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