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The Building Tradesman Newspaper Editions
Retired tradesmen follow artistic paths…
Date: Sep-14-2012
James Denkins has put down his welding equipment on the job, but his home collection of chainsaws is in great working order. The Boilermakers Local 169 member retired from the...
State Supreme Court OKs collective bargaining issue for the Nov. 6 ballot
Date: Sep-14-2012
LANSING – The Michigan Supreme Court unanimously ruled on Sept. 5 that the language in the Protect Our Jobs ballot proposal passes legal barriers and cleared it for inclusion on...
Trumka pushes workers’ rights in convention speech
Date: Sep-14-2012
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (PAI) – AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, given a prime time speaking slot at the Democratic National Convention – even if only cable viewers and the delegates saw him...
Union rights as civil right? Why not?
Date: Sep-14-2012
After 60 years of labor law heavily tilted toward employers, it’s time to rebalance the scales by making labor organizing a civil right. Rand Wilson’s proposal for state “just cause”...
Your attention please, to statewide ballot issues
Date: Sep-14-2012
The Protect Our Jobs/Protect Working Families issue isn’t the only proposal on the Nov. 6 ballot that will have an affect on working people. There will be no less than...
Busy summer for trades as they expand, renovate St. Johns H.S.
Date: Aug-31-2012
ST. JOHNS – This has been anything but a quiet, sleepy summer around St. John’s High School. As the summer season wraps up, Clark Construction and the building trades are...
Choice for president offers a stark contrast
Date: Aug-31-2012
Viewpoint The Olympics are over. By the end of August, the political conventions will be history, too. Labor Day is just around the corner. Finally, the voters – all the...
Labor-friendly ballot question to end up before unfriendly Michigan Supreme Court
Date: Aug-31-2012
LANSING – With football season starting, perhaps it’s appropriate the Protect Our Jobs/Protect Working Families proposal has been kicked around the state government and the courts. The latest move came...
Mark your calendar: Celebrate Labor Day
Date: Aug-31-2012
Communities around Michigan have embraced the original intent of Labor Day as more than a holiday that marks the end of summer. Peter J. McGuire, one of the men credited...
NEWS BRIEFS
Date: Aug-31-2012
Construction still can’t turn to corner New construction starts fell 10 percent in July to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $401.2 billion, according to and Aug. 21 report by...