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New building in the works for DMC’s Cardio Team One
Date: Mar-08-2013
DETROIT – “Cardio Team One” is a central player in the Detroit Medical Center’s advertising campaign, as the health care center in the city’s Midtown area undertakes its mission to...
Prevailing wage repeal lurks in House, Senate – your voice is needed
Date: Mar-08-2013
LANSING – Numerous bills have been introduced over the years to repeal Michigan’s Prevailing Wage Act of 1965. Most were symbolic and lacked support of sufficient lawmakers in either the...
Time to save prevailing wage law – contact your lawmaker
Date: Mar-08-2013
A call, e-mail or letter to your Michigan House or Senate lawmaker – or Gov. Rick Snyder – is one of the few tools in our toolbox that we can...
Coalition seeks to strike RTW via open meeting violation
Date: Feb-22-2013
LANSING – A colation of unions and the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan on Jan. 31 asked an Ingham County Circuit Court judge to strike down the state’s recently...
Did Michigan’s prevailing wage law get Gov. Snyder’s kiss of death?
Date: Feb-22-2013
LANSING – Uh oh. Gov. Rick Snyder told reporters on Feb. 6 that he’s not interested in taking up prevailing wage repeal – the next big target for state Republican...
Help available for ‘hardest-hit’ homeowners
Date: Feb-22-2013
The federal government is offering a potential lifeline for homeowners who are struggling financially and are in danger of losing their homes. Michigan received nearly $500 million in Emergency Economic...
Indiana judge tosses RTW challenges
Date: Feb-22-2013
Indiana passed a right-to-work law early last year, and legal efforts by labor unions to rid the Hoosier state of their anti-union law may be like the canary-in-the-coal mine for...
REO Town powerhouse seen as community asset
Date: Feb-22-2013
LANSING – If you seek a pleasant powerhouse on the city’s south side, look around you in the city’s historic REO Town district. Located at Washington and East South Street...
Road money will have to be raised somehow. Right?
Date: Feb-22-2013
By Jack Lessenberry Do Michigan’s lawmakers have the will to vote for some painful spending that is absolutely necessary if the state has any prayer of being economically competitive in...
Strike threat becomes empty weapon for U.S. unions
Date: Feb-22-2013
U.S. union membership has been in a steep decline over the past 40 years – so have strikes and lockouts. There were five – count ‘em, five – strikes or...