History

IUOE Local 70 was born in December, 1984, when Minneapolis Local 34 and Saint Paul Local 36 merged, to create Local 70.

Since Local 70 started, it has enjoyed consistent growth, thanks to an active membership community, professional dedicated staff, and innovative member-oriented leadership.

The International Union of Operating Engineers, whose headquarters are in Washington DC, has approximately 400,000 members in the United States and Canada.

Though Local 70 began as a union representing workers in the stationary engineering field, today’s membership covers a wide variety of positions and workers who have chosen Local 70 to help them obtain the dignity, justice and respect they so richly deserve.

Today, Local 70 is privileged to represent over 5,000 men and women working in both the public and private sector throughout the state of Minnesota. We are truly “statewide and proud.”

Local 70 is proud to represent members in these jobs:

Accounting Clerks
Air Conditioning Techs
Automated Building Tecs
AV Techs
Bakers
Bio-Medical Technicians
Boiler Operators
Book keepers
Building Supervisors
Bus Aides
Bus Drivers
Carpenters
Clerks
Computer Operators
Computer Techs
Cooks
Courier Drivers
Custodians
Dispatchers
Educational Assistants
Electricians
Electronic Techs
Energy Techs
Fire Fighters
food Production Employees
Food Service Aides
Foresters
Groundskeepers
Hall Monitors

Housekeepers
Instrumentation Techs
Laborers
Landscapers
Laundry Workers
Lead/Foremen
Librarian Assistants
Librarians
Light/Medium/Heavy Equipment Operators
Linemen
Materials Managers
Mechanic Maintenance Engineers
Mechanics
Nurses Aides
Painters
Park Rangers
Plumbers
Pool Operators
Power Plant Operators
Printers
Recess Assistants
Refrigeration Techs
Secretaries
Sludge Haulers
Storekeepers
Truck Drivers
Typists
Utility Service Workers
Wastewater Operators
Water Plant Operators Zamboni Drivers