Stories From the Road: DFL-endorsed Kelliher Continues No Stone Unturned Jobs Tour in Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS, MN – DFL-endorsed candidate for Governor Margaret Anderson Kelliher continued her No Stone Unturned jobs tour today in Minneapolis. Kelliher was joined by Minneapolis Mayor RT Rybak at Summit Academy OIC. Summit Academy is an adult vocational training facility in North Minneapolis that trains adults in Twin Cities’ low-income neighborhoods to prepare them for jobs in highly skilled fields.
“What is happening here at Summit Academy is changing lives, giving hard-working Minnesotans the training they need to pursue good-paying careers in the trades,” said Kelliher. “As Governor I will do everything it takes to get Minnesota back to work – one job at a time. Programs like this are the right place to start.”
Summit Academy trains minority and female workers to become carpenters, plumbers, community health workers. Kelliher says Summit Academy’s efforts are helping narrow the state’s widening opportunity gap.
According to the Economic Policy Institute, The Minneapolis-St. Paul unemployment rate is 20.4 percent for black Minnesotans and 6.6 percent for white Minnesotans. This 13.8 percent differential is the highest among U.S. metropolitan areas.
“Minnesota must and can do better,” said Kelliher. “That’s why as Governor I will support the work of Summit Academy and invest wisely in Minnesota’s community and technical colleges. I won’t rest until we get 204,000 Minnesotans back to work – connecting hard-working people in every community with good, meaningful jobs that will sustain middle-class families.”
Minneapolis Mayor RT Rybak said today Minnesota needs a Governor who will do everything it takes to get Minnesota back to work.
“Margaret Anderson Kelliher will be that Governor,” said Mayor Rybak. “She will never give up and she will never back down. She will always keep fighting to get Minnesotans back on the job. And that’s what we need from our next Governor.”