Breaking News!! .Vermont Construction Company announced their commitment to signing into the Building Dignity and Respect Program (BDR), making them the first company outside of the Twin Cities to do so.

Thank you to the Council Members who voted to invest in the co-enforcement program tonight!. “I have seen firsthand the way the program changes lives, and I know that with sustained funding… workers across the city to can not only live, but thrive” - Sue Goodstar, CTUL member

“For me, this Labor Standards Board means more benefits and less wage theft.” .- Benjamin, Ward 6 Resident and Worker. Thank you Council Member @JamalOsmanMN for standing with workers and supporting a Labor Standards Board!

RT @SEIU26: BREAKING: Advocates Slam Mayor Frey for Veto of Labor Standards Board, Express Confidence City Council Will Override. RELEASE:….

🚨Happening now🚨.Community members, workers, and allies take to the Mayor’s office in support of #LaborStandardsBoard .#noveto.#LSB

RT @SEIU26: BREAKING: We are one step closer to a Labor Standards Board in Minneapolis! Press conference with CMs and workers happening soo….

RT @SEIU26: BREAKING! MINNEAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL PASSES LABOR STANDARDS BOARD RESOLUTION!. WATCH LIVE:. @MplsWard7 @M….

Don’t wait - join workers like Catalina and call your Council Member or the Mayor today! #LaborStandardaBoard #lsbnow

🚨Happening now!🚨. Workers, allies, and Minneapolis City Council members continue to speak on the importance of a #LaborStandardaBoard .The time for #LSB is now!

A biiig thank you to the Council Members of the Minneapolis Public Health and Safety Committee for their dedication to protecting workers! #LSBforward.#LaborStandardsBoard.

RT @SEIU26: Thank you, Council President @ElliottForWard1, for supporting the Labor Standards Board! When we bring workers, businesses, and….

RT @SEIU26: Overflow crowd here for the Labor Standards Board hearing! Workers deserve a seat at the table with business and community to c….

Our community members are beyond excited for the #LaborStandardsBoard .We thank @MplsWard7 for helping us see this through!

“I’ve been fighting for the #LaborStandardsBoard.because I’ve lived through a lot of injustices… I’m proud we are fighting together. doing something to benefit us… in the future” Estela Tirado.

@ElliottForWard1 @aishaforward10 @JChavezMpls BDC director Doug Mork & CTUL director Merle Payne explain how this program will work, with workers having a space to share what they are facing to make changes. Merle shared praise for the 2 non-profit developers showing leadership & called on for-profit developers to step up!

“In Minneapolis we know we need development, but it can’t be done on the backs of workers!” Thank you Minneapolis Council President @ElliottForWard1 for speaking at BDR presser and Council VP @aishaforward10 and Council Member @JChavezMpls for joining this exciting day!

Yes! “We are proud to be here taking this step along with Alliance Housing and hope we are just the first two of many developers joining this program.” Will Delaney, co-Executive Director of Hope Communities at announcement of the two developers committing to join BDR.

Daniel, who faced wage theft, wasn’t able to address costs of his mother’s funeral because he didn’t have the money. This shouldn’t happen to anyone. He is here today and is proud of the work getting here today because all workers deserve to be treated fairly.

Douglas, a CTUL mbr & chair of the Board, tells story of workers facing exploitation & years of work to get here. “The BDR program is the solution we as construction workers are looking for. We are proud to stand with these decompress $ say ‘abuse has no place in this industry!’”

🚨Breaking🚨CTUL workers have campaigned to end abuses in non-union construction for years, and today are announcing the historic news that two Twin Cities affordable housing developers (@Hope_MN and @AllianceHsg) have becoming the first to join @BDC_Standards! 🧵