Labor Advisory Committee
Julie Blaha
Secretary-Treasurer, Minnesota AFL-CIO
Jennifer Christensen
President, United Food & Commercial Workers Local 1189
Brian Ecker
Staff Representative, United Steelworkers District 11
Megan Gavin
Education Specialist, Minnesota Nurses Association
Larry Gilbertson
President, Apprenticeship Coordinators Association of MN, Training Director, Iron Workers Local 512
Lane Harstad
Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service
Brenda Hilbrich
Director, Member Action Center, Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Healthcare Minnesota
Kieran Hughes
Member, National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) Branch 9
Karl Knutsen
State Legislative Director, Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees (BMWE)
Rick Martagon
Supervisor, Labor Standards & Apprenticeship Division, MN Department of Labor & Industry
Willie Mellen
National Business Agent, American Postal Workers Union (APWU)
Christa Mello
President, UNITE HERE Local 17
Mona Meyer
President, Communications Workers of America (CWA) MN State Council
Paul Mueller
Vice-President, Education Minnesota
Ed Reynoso
DRIVE Representative, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Joint Council 32
Jonathon Turner
Business Representative,International Union of Operating Engineers Local 49
Ryan Welles
Education Coordinator, American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Council 5
Carl Zitzer
Metro Area Training Coordinator, Sheet Metal Workers (SMW) Local 10
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