St. Paul Minnesota LCLAA Chapter forming

On a snowy December night, union leaders came together at IUPAT District Council 82 to form the "Founding Members Committee" of the St. Paul LCLAA Chapter.  Members of IUPAT, Roofers and Waterproofers, SMWIA, OPEIU, AFSCME, IAM&AW, and CWA/TNG  elected Francisco Altamirano, an organizer from IUPAT District Council 82 and Jose (Joe) Navejas an organizer with Roofers and Waterproofers Local 96 as interim-President and Vice-President to lead the Chapter.

LCLAA thanks the new leadership team and welcomes Minnesota as our 24th state to join the LCLAA family.  With key elections in 2010 and opportunities to organize Latino workers around the Labor movement's agenda, there is a lot of work to do.

Thank you St. Paul.