During the 2025 legislative session, Neighbors for More Neighbors worked closely with other members of the Yes to Homes coalition to advocate for policies that allowed for more abundant housing to be built across the state of Minnesota. While the outcomes of the legislative session were not what we had hoped to see, we were able to build power and are prepared to continue to advocate next session for meaningful reforms in order to address the 100,000 homes short across the state of Minnesota.

At first glance, it seems obvious: those of us who want to see more homes built and the people who build those homes should be natural allies. After all, building more homes means more affordable places for Minnesotans to live and more work for construction crews.

But too often, these two groups are pitted against each other. In the push to build more housing, some pro-housing proposals leave workers vulnerable to abuse, especially in non-unionized parts of the construction industry.