Who We Are
The Minnesota Fair Trade Coalition formed in 1991, in opposition to the North American Free Trade Agreement and corporate globalization. Our membership has since grown to include over 40 labor, family farm, environmental, faith and social justice organizations across the state of Minnesota. We are united in the belief that trade policy should reflect the interests and values of working people and the environment, and empower communities to improve their quality of life in a sustainable way. Our mission is to create, promote and support fair trade policy and global justice for our communities, family farms, working people, and the environment in Minnesota and around the globe.
After celebrating our 20th anniversary, the MNFTC Steering Committee held a strategic planning retreat to help us plan for the next 20 years. You can view the report here.
Our Staff
Josh Wise, Executive Director
952-818-5474, josh(at)citizenstrade.org
Our Members
- Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1005
- AFSCME Local 34
- American Postal Workers Union Minneapolis Local
- American Postal Workers Union St. Paul Local
- BCTGM Local 167G
- BCTGM Local 267G
- BCTGM Local 369G
- Blue Green Alliance of MN
- Carpenters Local 361
- Capitol City and Minneapolis Metal Workers Lodge 459
- Centro de Trabajadores Unidos en la Lucha (CTUL)
- Communications Workers of America District 7
- Environment Minnesota
- Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
- International Association of Machinists Local 112
- International Association of Machinists Airline Local 1833
- International Association of Machinists Local Lodge 623
- International Association of Machinists MN State Council
- IUE-CWA Local 1140
- JOBS NOW Coalition
- La Conexión de las Américas
- Laborers District Council of Minnesota and North Dakota
- Land Stewardship Project
- League of Rural Voters of Minnesota
- Minnesota AFL-CIO
- Minnesota Association of Professional Employees (MAPE)
- Minnesota Building and Construction Trades Council
- Minnesota Farmers Union
- Minnesota Industrial Union Council
- Minnesota Public Interest Research Group
- Minneapolis Regional Labor Federation
- Minnesota Teamsters Joint Council 32
- North Central States Regional Council of Carpenters
- North East Minnesota Area Labor Council
- OPCMIA Local 633
- OPEIU Local 12
- Presbytery of the Twin Cities Area Peace and Justice Committee
- Regla de Oro Gallery – Art and Fair Trade Gifts
- SEIU Local 63
- SEIU Minnesota State Council
- Sheetmetal Workers Local 10
- Sierra Club North Star Chapter
- South East Area Labor Council
- South East Minnesota Alliance of Peacemakers
- St. Paul Regional Labor Federation
- United Auto Workers Minnesota State CAP Council
- United Auto Workers Local 879
- United Auto Workers Local 2125
- United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1189
- UNITE-HERE Minnesota
- United Steelworkers Local 264
- United Steelworkers Local 2002
- United Steelworkers Local 7623
- United Steelworkers Local 6115
- United Steelworkers District 11
- United Transportation Union
- University of Minnesota – Labor Education Service
- Witness for Peace Upper Midwest