Respect Minnesota Issues Statement in Response to Beltrami County Human Trafficking Arrests
Respect is built upon community expectations of safety and wellbeing. We stand with the agencies that executed the human trafficking sting in Beltrami County this past weekend to help keep our communities safe for everyone. Actions that threaten another person’s right to freedom, safety, and dignity are simply unacceptable...
Respect Minnesota calls on groups protesting Line 3 to stop threatening worker safety.
By Kathy Ross | respectminnesota.org
PARK RAPIDS, Minn. – Respect Minnesota today called on groups actively involved in protest activities associated with projects like the Line 3 Replacement project to stop threatening workers and to stop trying to keep people from being able to safely go to work. The call for civility comes as the intensity of protests is increasing in Minnesota...
Reader's View: Pledge for safety, including Line 3 build
By Roderick Alstead, Duluth | Duluth News Tribune
Enbridge’s Line 3 Replacement Project is the most studied pipeline project to date, and we with the Teamsters know it can be and is being done safely.
Here in northern Minnesota, we all love our communities and what they have to offer, from great fishing lakes to wooded areas and hiking trails...
On Line 3 and beyond, we must find ways to respect one another
By Dylan Goudge | MinnPost
Minnesotans are passionate about the history and beauty of our state and are invested in leaving a great state for future generations, and that includes those of us who are in favor of Line 3. As the arduous process continues for the replacement of Line 3, there are many of us in...
Gordon Construction Takes Respect Minnesota Pledge, Joins State-wide Effort to Respect People and Their Opinions
By Matt Gordon | BusinessWire
Native American-owned construction company joined effort after watching activists interrupt Governor Walz during a forum at the University of Minnesota Humphrey School of Public Affairs.
Crookston City Council signs on with Respect Minnesota
By Times Report | Crookston Times
On Monday, Sept. 23, unions, businesses, organizations, and individuals launched Respect Minnesota, a pledge that aims to create common ground and respects the rights of freedom of speech and personal safety. That very night, at their Ways & Means Committee meeting, the Crookston City Council unanimously agreed to...
Minnesota Unions, Businesses and Organizations Launch Respect Minnesota
By Dan Olson | Press Release
Sept 23, 2019 (DULUTH, MN) On September 23, 2019 unions, businesses, organizations, and individuals launched Respect Minnesota, a pledge that aims to create common ground and respects the rights of freedom of speech and personal safety...
Park Rapids City Council supports Respect Minnesota pledge
By Robin D. Fish | Park Rapids Enterprise
The resolution, approved Jan. 26, encourages respectful behavior surrounding the Line 3 pipeline replacement project. The Park Rapids City Council approved a resolution on Jan. 26 regarding the Respect Minnesota pledge. Moved for approval by council member...
Regional View: Minnesotans need civility, not a staged 'revolution'
By Chris Ventura | Duluth News Tribune
Recent actions in Congress have furthered the notion that bowing to extreme ideologies is not a sound basis for developing public policies — or at least policies that will lift up all Americans, especially those in Minnesota struggling to make ends meet or living on fixed incomes....