CALL TO ACTION: Attend the Building Trades Rally for Jobs!
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Sign up for the 2025 Day of Action on Saturday, April 26
Brothers and Sisters, Our annual DC 82 Day of Action is a chance to show up for our community, lend a helping hand, and have fun at the same time. This year, we’ll be collaborating with the City of St. Paul on a cleanup by the bank of the Mississippi River. We hope you can […]
Invitation to Benefits Day 2025
MEMBERS OF: LOCAL 681, 880, & 1324Monday, May 12, 20253:30 PM – 7:00 PM3205 Country Drive, Little Canada, MN MEMBERS OF: LOCAL 61 and 386Tuesday, May 13, 20253:30 PM – 7:00 PM3205 Country Drive, Little Canada, MN RSVP to Brittany Hanson by email at [email protected] by phone (651) 379-9667 Please RSVP by April 25 so […]
Honoring Black History Month: Champions of Equality and Justice
Black labor leaders have played a critical role in shaping the fight for workers’ rights, racial equality, and economic justice throughout American history. These activists and organizers not only fought for better wages and working conditions but also challenged deeply entrenched systems of discrimination and exclusion. Their legacy continues to inspire movements for justice today. […]
Spreading Holiday Cheer: Christy Nadeau and the DC 82 Christmas Fund
This holiday season was a time for giving, and for Christy Nadeau, it was also an opportunity to make a lasting impact on her DC 82 community. Alongside volunteers including her sister, Local 880 Business Representative, Teresa Ellis, Christy participated in the gift-wrapping event that ensured Christmas was a magical time for families of DC […]
Know your Worker Wellness benefits!
What is a “Worker Wellness Plan?” A Worker Wellness Program (“WWP”) provides eligible employees with a wage replacement payment when they take a day off from work for a Qualifying Leave. This benefit is only available to employees performing work under a collective bargaining agreement requiring contributions to the Plan for the WWP Benefit. Consult […]
Happy Holidays from DC 82
Brothers and sisters, First, I would like to wish you a joyous Christmas and holiday season filled with warmth, laughter, and love spent with family and friends, and that the new year is a prosperous and happy one. As we near the end of 2024, it is an opportune time to reflect on the past […]
DC 82 Summer Digital Newsletter

Jeff Stark Business Manager / Secretary-Treasurer, IUPAT District Council 82 There is no place you can go, or conversation you can have, that the political division in this country is not intrusively present. Retail stores, restaurants, workplaces and at home. Families, co-workers, friends and perfect strangers find themselves arguing about politics on a level not […]
Access Your Union Benefits
DC 82 Members: You can access your worker wellness program, health insurance and retirement information, and a complete list of all your union benefits at dc82benefits.org Don’t remember your password? Click “Forgot password” to gain access again. Never logged in? Click “New User Registration.”
On April 20, dozens of DC 82 members came together to help improve and beautify their communities.
At the Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary, members participated in the 38th annual Citywide Spring Cleanup in honor of Earth Day! They picked up litter and cleaned up snowmelt in our green spaces and neighborhoods and had a great time to boot. The Citywide Spring Cleanup is hosted by Saint Paul Parks & Recreation, Saint Paul […]