The Laborers International Union, the International Union of Operating Engineers, the United Association of Plumbers and Pipefitters and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters will protest the use of out-of-state contractors Wednesday, June 25, at the state Judicial Center.

The demonstration will start at 9:30 a.m. outside the Judicial Center, located at 25 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Blvd. near the state Capitol.

Recently, the 89-mile Hutchinson Gas Pipeline Project was awarded to JOMAX, a non-union contractor from Kansas.

"JOMAX is not required to hire a fair percentage of Minnesota workers," the unions said in announcing the demonstration. "In fact, historically JOMAX hires out-of-state cheap labor for most of its projects."

The unions said that Minnesota is witnessing an increase non-union, out-of-state contractors placing bids and winning contracts on building construction, highway/heavy and pipeline projects. "The Pipeline Workers of America -- a coalition of the IUOE, UA, LIUNA and IBT -- would like all of Labor to join in a demonstration in support for Minnesota jobs," the unions said in announcing the event.