Tell the Public Utilities Commission South Dakota workers deserve a fair deal • JUNE 22, 2026 • Pierre, SD

SOUTH DAKOTA

Workers before WAll Street

South Dakota workers, families, and ratepayers deserve to know what’s at stake in the proposed merger between Black Hills Corporation and NorthWestern Energy. This deal is expected to generate hundreds of millions of dollars in construction and infrastructure investment, but there are still important questions about who will benefit. Will South Dakota workers have access to these jobs? Will strong wage, training, and safety standards be in place? And will South Dakota families see the benefits—or simply pay the bill?

The South Dakota Public Utilities Commission will soon decide whether this merger serves the public interest. Before that decision is made, the people most affected deserve to be heard. Join us in Pierre and help send a clear message: South Dakota deserves a fair deal that puts workers, families, and communities before Wall Street profits.

Join us at the hearing! Make your voice heard and demand the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission support local jobs, fair wages, strong safety standards, and accountability.

Stand with workers!
Calling for Workers First in South Dakota!

South Dakota Deserves the Same Protections Other States Received

Large utility projects create opportunities that can benefit entire communities, but only when there are safeguards in place to ensure those opportunities stay local.

When similar utility mergers were reviewed in Montana and Nebraska, state regulators approved agreements that included commitments designed to benefit workers, communities, and ratepayers.

Without workforce protections and accountability measures, there is no guarantee that the work generated by this merger will go to South Dakota workers or contractors. There is also no guarantee that the jobs created will meet the wage, training, and safety standards that workers deserve.

If this merger is truly in the public interest, then the public should see meaningful commitments that benefit South Dakota workers, ratepayers, and communities—not just shareholders and corporate executives.

This hearing will help shape the future of jobs, wages, worker protections, and utility costs in South Dakota. Show up and make your voice heard.

Tell the Commission to put South Dakota first. South Dakota should not settle for less.

Join us in Pierre June 22, 2026 and stand with South Dakota workers, families, and communities. Together, we can send a clear message that South Dakota deserves a fair deal—and that workers should come before Wall Street.

Chris Nelson

Commission Chair

Kristie Fiegen

Commissioner

Gary Hanson

Commissioner

Demanding A Fair Deal for Workers & Ratepayers

South Dakota Workers
Come First!

What the Local SD Community Has to Say

Real South Dakota Voices.

Here's what workers, community members, and ratepayers have to say about why South Dakota deserves a fair deal and what it could mean for local jobs, wages, worker protections, and utility costs.

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