DeForest, WI – Delegates to the Wisconsin Laborers’ District Council today unanimously elected Kent Miller as its President/Business Manager to serve a four-year term. Mr. Miller was appointed by the Wisconsin Laborers’ District Council Executive Board in September 2022 to complete the term of former President/Business Manager John Schmitt who had retired.
“I would like to thank the delegates to the District Council for their faith and trust in me to lead our union for the next four years,” said Mr. Miller.
“Our members and their families are the lifeblood of our union, and it is our priority to make their lives better. I look forward to continuing to build off our collective accomplishments, and I look forward to leading our union. We need to continue to organize new members and develop new contractor partnerships, as well as doubling down on workforce development and recruitment efforts.”
“We will continue to build and work in coalition to get projects approved and create more work opportunities for our members and our contractor partners. We need to be at the forefront of organizing new markets and industries. And we will also continue to have the backs of elected officials who support our union way of life and who make it a staple to better the lives of our members and their families.”
In addition to the election of Mr. Miller, the Wisconsin Laborers’ District Council delegates elected the following officers to fill out its executive board:
- Secretary/Treasurer: Anthony Neira, LIUNA Local 113 Business Manager
- Vice President: Clark Jensen, LIUNA Local 140 Business Manager
- Brian Dehnhoff, LIUNA Local 268 Business Manager
- Gerald Schomaker, LIUNA Local 330 Business Manager
- James Foye, LIUNA Local 464 Business Manager
- Pete Arentz, LIUNA Local 140 Business Representative
The Wisconsin Laborers’ District Council is an affiliation of five Laborer local unions, representing nearly 9,000 construction craft laborers throughout Wisconsin. The Laborers are the most diverse trade in the construction industry servicing employers in transportation infrastructure, building, sewer and water, utility distribution, demolition, asbestos removal, and related sectors.
