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With the increasing restrictions being implemented nationwide regarding an appropriate response to Covid-19, I wanted to assure you that TEAM's services continue without interruption. We have been monitoring the situation daily and continue to update our strategy in order to become more accessible during this time of crisis.
To: Local34 Members
From: Samuel Schultz
Please see new information about the impacts of COVID-19 in the attached documents:
Emergency Order Update from the Wisconsin Dept. of Health Services
Open letter from the NABTU to state and federal governments.
In solidarity,
Samuel Schultz
Local34 Members:
Please find the attached Executive Order issued by Gov. Walz along with my read of it (same text as below).
Response by Sam Schultz
My initial read of this order is that it allows workers in the following critical service categories to go to work:
- Workers in skilled trades related to construction of all kind.
- Workers engaged in roadway construction, maintenance and utility projects.
- Workers performing public workers construction including construction of critical or strategic infrastructure.
- Construction materials suppliers and workers providing services necessary to maintain construction materials sources.
- Workers supporting building code enforcement.
- Workers performing any construction required in response to COVID-19, including health care faciilties and essential businesses and services.
- Construction required for emergency repairs and safety.
- Critical Labor Functions. Includes labor union essential functions, including health and welfare funds and monitoring safety of members.
We are considered an essential worker. If you want to continue to work and your job stays open it will be allowed. Please keep social distancing and stay safe in this time.
In solidarity,
Samuel Schultz
The House and Senate passed another COVID-19 response package to assist Minnesota coping with the COVID-19 pandemic and its related disruptions.
- This legislation provides $331 million to help Minnesotans withstand the effects of this global pandemic. It establishes a dedicated COVID-19 Minnesota Fund that will be used by the Walz Administration to keep Minnesotans safe during this emergency. The package also includes funding for childcare providers, college students, small businesses, veterans, homeless shelters, and food shelves. The two previous COVID-19 bills passed by the legislature allocated a combined $221 million in funding for medical needs – bringing the total to $552 million this year to address the COVID-19 pandemic in Minnesota.
Please find attached the slides from a Minnesota Building and Construction Trades Council webinar on COVID-19.
It provides a good summary of relevant rules and guidelines.
Walz Daily Press Briefing
The governor was asked today during the press briefing about the level of restriction on construction in his order in relation to expected tightening referenced today by Governor Cuomo in NY. Governor Walz responded that NY is more dense and that current modeling allows construction to continue here. He gave a compliment to the building trades for strong adherence to the CDC and MDH guidelines.
This afternoon, Governor Walz and administration officials held a conference call with reporters to update the public on state efforts to address the COVID-19 pandemic.
To All Local34 Members:
The 2020 Fishing Outing has been cancelled.
Reminder:
All April meetings have been cancelled.
Stay safe!
In Solidarity,
Samuel Schultz
MN Government Daily Press Briefing March 30, 2020
Governor Walz
- Governor Walz announced that state COVID-19 deaths have risen to 10.
- He also said that over the month of March, traffic flow is down 71% in Greater Minnesota and 79% in the metro area. This is one aspect of social distancing that has allowed the state to buy valuable time to prepare hospitals, do more testing, and make other preparations as it relates to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- In accordance with Executive Order 20-14, the governor reiterated that evictions will be halted beginning April 1.
- When asked whether the state’s hospitals and medical facilities have enough personal protective equipment, the governor responded, “As of today, yes.” However, he said the state does not have enough personal protective equipment right now for when the peak in infections arrives. The governor said the state is ramping up acquisition of such equipment – ventilators and personal protective equipment – for those on the front line.
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA or Act) requires certain employers to provide their employees with paid sick leave and expanded family and medical leave for specified reasons related to COVID-19.
These provisions will apply from April 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020.
For full details, see the poster bleow.
Governor Walz and administration officials held a conference call with reporters on 03/31 to update the public on state efforts to address the COVID-19 pandemic.
Governor Walz and administration officials held a conference call on April 1 with reporters to update the public on state efforts to address the COVID-19 pandemic.
Walz Unveils Data Dashboard, Outlines State’s Priorities in Responding to COVID-19
Governor Tim Walz today unveiled a new State of Minnesota COVID-19 dashboard that tracks the virus in Minnesota and provides the latest available data on available ventilators, ICU beds, personal protective equipment (PPE), and testing. The dashboard will be updated daily and is available at https://mn.gov/covid19/.
Legislature Passes COVID-19 Workers’ Compensation for Frontline Responders
Walz Extends Stay Home Order for Minnesotans
To continue Minnesota’s success in slowing the spread of COVID-19 across the state, Governor Tim Walz today extended the Stay Home Order until May 4.
Governor Walz Daily Press Briefing
Governor Walz and administration officials held a conference call with reporters to update the public on state efforts to address the COVID-19 pandemic.
Department of Health Releases COVID-19 Modeling Information
Brothers and Sisters:
You can pick up your face masks at the Local 34 Union building, 95 Empire Drive, St. Paul, tomorrow between 9 and 11 a.m!
Brothers and Sisters:
Local 34 has ordered face masks for you and your family!
We are hoping that they will be in to the office end of next week. At that point we will notify members on a possible drive up at the hall for pickup. Please do not get out of your car - we do not want any socializing or congregation of members during the pickup.
We will be able to mail some out to members that can't pick up the masks in person including retirees.
We will post pickup times on the website, emails and the non official 34 Facebook site Salamanders of Local 34.
Thanks and stay safe!!!!
Samuel Schultz
Business Manager
Heat & Frost Insulators Local 34
95 Empire Dr.
St.Paul,Mn. 55103
Office: (651)312-1245
Fax: (651)312-1248
Walz Daily Press Briefing
This afternoon, Governor Walz and other officials held a press conference to update the public on state efforts to address the COVID-19 pandemic.
Legislative Leaders Outline Priorities for Remainder of Session
In an interview with the Star Tribune, Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka (R-Nisswa) and House Speaker Melissa Hortman (DFL-Brooklyn Park) offered their perspectives on the remaining priorities for the 2020 Legislative Session.
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Walz Daily Press Briefing
This afternoon, Governor Walz and administration officials held a conference call with reporters to update the public on state efforts to address the COVID-19 pandemic. Much of the focus of today’s media availability was on the continuation of distance learning for the remainder of the school year.
Minnesota Department of Health Briefing
Governor Tim Walz did not participate in today’s Minnesota Department of Health briefing. The governor was in Rochester for Vice President Mike Pence’s visit to the Mayo Clinic.