About Change to Win Minnesota
Change to Win Minnesota represents over 140,000 workers in the service and construction sectors. The members of the unions and worker organizations of Change to Win Minnesota unite to renew hope, opportunity, and prosperity for American people and their families. We believe that only by uniting millions more workers in a strong and innovative union movement can we ensure that work is valued and rewarded in America, hold global corporations and elected public officials accountable to working people, improve the services we provide to our communities, and create hope for a better future for our children and grandchildren. Change to Win Minnesota is led by:
OFFICERS
Chair: Brad Slawson, Jr., Teamsters
Vice Chair: Don Seaquist, UFCW
Secretary-Treasurer: Shane Allers, SEIU
LEADERSHIP COUNCIL
Carpenters: Kyle Makarios
Laborers: Jim Brady, Jessica Looman
SEIU: Julie Schnell, Shane Allers
Teamsters: Brad Slawson, Jr., Jeff Eckman
UFCW: Rick Milbrath, Don Seaquist
UNITE HERE: David Blanchard, Wade Luneburg
At-Large: Mike Potter, Javier Morillo
About Change to Win
Change to Win was founded in September 2005 by seven unions and six million workers devoted to building a movement of working people. We are uniting workers in industries such as hospitality, construction, retail, food processing, healthcare, and trucking and transportation, among others.
The seven affiliated unions are: International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Laborers' International Union of North America, Service Employees International Union, United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, United Farm Workers of America, United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, and UNITE HERE.
