Membership Meetings

St. Paul Monthly Membership Meeting-2nd Monday of every month at 6:00 p.m.
Mankato Informational Meeting-2nd Thursday of every month at 7:00 p.m.
Red Wing Informational Meeting-3rd Tuesday of every month at 6:00 p.m.
Retiree Meeting St. Paul office-4th Wednesday of every month at 1:00 p.m.

Vacation Account - Two Types of Payouts

Automatic Payout - Applications for your vacation payout will be mailed to you around October 15th of each year from Zenith Administrators.  In order to receive your vacation check, you must fill out the form according to the directiions and return it to Zenith before the deadline in order to receive your check in December.  This check will pay you only for the time period of may of the previous year to May of the current year.
Special Payout - You are entitled to ONE special payout per calendar year.  You must fill out a special payout form on or before the 25th of each month to receive your check the following month.  A $7.00 service fee will be charged and will be taken off the top of your check amount.  You will receive all funds in your account minus the $7.00.  There are no special payouts in the month of December.  Forms are available in the office.
How much do I have in my account?  To find out your balance, you must contact Zenith Administrators at:  651-256-1800

How To Join A Union

You must apply directly with a Union Contractor, by filling out an application at their offices.  Once you are hired and start work, call our office at 651-487-1070 and a Business Agent will stop at your job site to sign you up to the Union.  Initiation to join the Union is $450.00 plus the 1st months dues of 28.00. 

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UNEMPLOYMENT UPDATE:

Minnesota Laborers' Vacation Fund withdrawals are NOT "Vacation Pay"

When applying for unemployment benefits in Minnesota, the application form asks whether an applicant has received “vacation pay”. In the past, there has been some confusion by Minnesota Laborers’ who receive their annual or special payouts from the Minnesota Laborers’ Vacation Fund around the same time that they apply for unemployment benefits. When completing the application form, if a Laborer answers, yes, that they have received vacation pay their unemployment benefits are delayed or denied. However, in the recent decision, Auren v DEED, A05-606 (March 28, 2006), the Minnesota Court of Appeals determined that a withdrawal from the Minnesota Laborers’ Vacation Fund does not affect eligibility for unemployment benefits because:

Laborers’ Vacation Fund withdrawals are made at the request of the member

Laborers’ Vacation Fund withdrawals are made out of the member’s own account

Laborers’ Vacation Fund withdrawals are wages already earned by the employee and already taxed

Laborers’ Vacation Fund withdrawals are made regardless of whether the member is laid off or working

Therefore, Laborers’ Vacation Fund withdrawals do not meet the definition of “vacation pay” under Minnesota law. We encourage members to carefully complete applications for unemployment benefits. If you have received a withdrawal from your Minnesota Laborers’ Vacation Fund, you have not received “vacation pay” for unemployment purposes.