Member Caleb Valder operating a concrete pump for Lunda Construction. #heavyequipment #operatingengineers

Thanks @LundaBuilds for hosting this tour of the Osceola Bridge Project for students in the Operating Engineers Pathway at Forest Lake High School today! #heavyequipment #operatingengineers #careerexploration

Local 49 is growing! New members Jarett Davison, Frank Elverum, Victor Gamino, Matt Huntley, Chris Kallberg, Logan Miller-Throldahl, Jacob Reed, Daniel Salazar, Adam Schley and Joe Strandlien were sworn in by Business Manager Ryan Davies at our General Membership Meeting.

Member Clarence Allard with Swingen Construction working on new grain bins in Halstad, MN. #operatingengineers #heavyequipment

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Member Randy Mennen working for Foundation Services in downtown Rochester. #operatingengineers #heavyequipment

Three apprentices were sworn in at last week’s Grand Rapids, MN, meeting. From left are Jacob Honeycutt, Andrew Hickman and Ian Boe being sworn in by Vice President Mark Pothen. Welcome!

Member Trevor Anderson working for LP Contracting on a retaining wall at Riviana Foods in Clearbrook, MN. #operatingengineers #heavyequipment

Welcome to new member Jed Freesemann, right, who was sworn in recently in Sioux Falls by business agent Will Rolfes. #operatingengineers #union

New for IUOE Local 49 members: Hospital Indemnity coverage pays cash directly to you for any hospital stay, whether it's an illness, an accident, surgery or having a baby. Use it however you need. 👉 Enroll by Nov 30: NCLenrollment.com or call (888) 212-7822.

Never underestimate the importance of skilled forklift operators! Here’s member Jesse Hempel working for Northland Concrete & Masonry in St. Louis Park. #operatingengineers #forklift #heavyequipment

It was a great weekend for Local 49 members who attended #tradeswomenbuildnations in Houston, TX, Oct. 9-11, and also visited the IUOE International Training and Education Center!

Sharing a moment: Pictured in Olmsted County, MN, are member Luke Nadeau, a second-generation heavy equipment operator, and his mom, Shonna Nadeau, one of the owners of Nadeau Companies LLC. #operatingengineers #heavyequipment

Members Luis Salas, John Bruggeman and Christian Boe working for ECI, drilling in distribution gas lines in Minot, ND. #operatingengineers #heavyequipmentmovers #directionaldrilling

Welder Derrick Hatfield with his new KGM Contractors Inc. service truck, working near Virginia, MN. Keep up the safe work Derrick. #heavyequipment #operatingengineers

Member Tyler Roberts working for Motiv Excavating & Sitework in Columbia Heights, MN. #operatingengineers #heavyequipment

You are not alone. Take care of each other out there.

Welcome to James VanHoudt & Kyle Kelly of Horizon Construction, out of Mankato, MN. Horizon Construction is signatory to the Highway Heavy Agreement as of Oct. 7. Horizon Construction is a Highway Heavy contractor that specializes in fencing, site development and erosion control.

Welcome to new member Austin Sunde, left, sworn in last night by business agent Keegan Beloy in Duluth.

Members Tivon Bandy, Nate Brownell, Mason Rasset, Damon Gowing and Tyler Carrier working for Allied Blacktop paving a project in Brooklyn Park, MN. #operatingengineers #pavinglife #heavyequipment #roadwork