News & Updates
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New Local 34 Officers
Congratulations to Jordon King on becoming the new Local 34 Apprenticeship Coordinator. Jordon King will start his new roll effective 9/23/2024 and can be reached by phone at 651-312-1249 or email at with any questions going forward.
Local 34 elected officials (newly elected officials effecitive January 1,2025 highlighted in yellow) :
Albert Byers , Business Manager – (office) 651-312-1245 (cell) 612-790-3041 (email)
Robert Wallace, Business Agent / Financial Secretary - (office) 651-312-1245 (cell) 612-484-0807 (email)
Angela Sheehan , Business Agent / Corresponding and Recording Secretary - (office) 651-312-1245 (cell) 612-355-9933 (email)
Adam Theis , President - (office) 651-312-1245 (email)
Erica Hartse , Vice President - (office) 651-312-1245 (email)
Executive Board:
Rasheed Wade
Kevin Gibbons
Tyler Morales
Simon Monson
Joseph Hall
Apprenticeship Board:
John Hosley
Ciara King
Kevin Gibbons
Benjamin Meyer
Simon Monson
Local Fund Trustee:
Joseph Hall
Rasheed Wade
Kevin Gibbons
Joint Fund Trustee:
Lee Houske
Sergeant at Arms:
Rasheed Wade
The Trustees of the Heat and Frost Insulators Local 34 Benefit Funds are pleased to announce that a website is now available! Visit the new Heat and Frost Insulators Benefit Funds website and register your account:
www.insulators34benefits.com
Having technical problems with the Time Card form?
Call Alan Smith: 612-594-4495
Email
Do you have a photo of a job site you would like to share with the International Union? You can share the photo by email:
Or share it via text message to any of the Local 34 staff
Professional Resources
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Scholarships opportunities
Click to download application forms:
Martin Duffy Adult Learner Scholarship
2025 Union Plus Scholarship form
The Minnesota AFL-CIO is proud to have scholarships available for union members and their dependents.
2025 MN AFL-CIO Scholarships
The Minnesota AFL-CIO sponsors scholarships for high school seniors graduating in 2025.See the scholarship forms for details of eligibility requirements.
Martin Duffy Scholarships
The Martin Duffy Adult Learner Scholarship is a $500 tuition scholarship awarded to Union members of Minnesota AFL-CIO affiliate unions (not high school graduating dependents).All scholarship funds are applicable only to accredited educational institutions. Awards will be made payable jointly to the winners and the educational institutions as indicated. Only winners will be notified. Winners must use the scholarship within one year of receipt of notification letter.Sponsored and funded by the Minnesota AFL-CIO. Please call Labor Education Service at 612/624-5020 or your Local Union for additional information
Labor Leadership Grants
The Tobey Lapakko Labor Leadership Grant is available to women who are union members in good standing; the Charles McKenna Leadership Grant is available to men who are union members in good standing.
Grants are available for members of affiliated unions seeking to develop their abilities and skills as union leaders. The grants help defray the cost of classes, programs or conferences sponsored or endorsed by the AFL-CIO or affiliated organizations.
The Minnesota AFL-CIO Education Committee determines recipients and grant amounts.
If you have any questions, please contact Jessica Martin at 651-227-7647.
Union Plus Scholarship
Since 1992, the Union Plus Scholarship Program has awarded more than $2.4 million to students of working families who want to begin or continue their post-secondary education. Over 1,700 families have benefited from our commitment to higher education. The Union Plus Scholarship Program is offered through the Union Plus Education Foundation. Visit them here at Union Plus or to be brought right to their 2025 scholarship application Click here!
Nellie Stone Johnson Scholarship
Scholarships ranging from $1,200 to $2,500 are given each year to students enrolled in community or technical college, along with undergraduate and graduate programs. Students are eligible for consideration for up to two years for a community or technical program, up to four years of undergraduate work at a university (including two years in a community or technical college, and up to two years of graduate work. For eligibility see application form.
If you have any questions regarding the scholarship programs offered by the Minnesota AFL-CIO, check out their site or contact Pamela Miles, at 651-294-3085 or toll-free at 1-800-652-9004.
For questions on the Martin Duffy Adult Learner Scholarship, contact Labor Education Service, U of M, 612-624-5020.
Bradley Lehto
MN AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer
To find more information on these opportunities please visit https://www.mnaflcio.org/about/scholarships-awards
The Heat and Frost Insulators International also offers a scholarship opportunity to our members:
LOG INTO THE INTERNATIONAL WEBSITE HERE TO APPLY
Building Trades Credit Union
Each year, BTCU awards a total of $10,000 in scholarships to 15 members.
Scholarship applications can be found, starting January 1.
Click here for more info: Building Trades Credit Union
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