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Origins of Labor Day, 8-hour day, credited to N.Y. carpenter
Date: Aug-31-2012
“Labor Day differs in every essential from the other holidays of the year of any country. All other holidays are in a more or less degree connected with conflicts and...
Ryan-Romney economic plan ‘marvelous’ – maybe for the rich
Date: Aug-31-2012
Mitt Romney hasn’t provided details so we should be grateful he’s selected as vice president, Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan, a man with a detailed plan Romney says is “marvelous,” “bold...
U.S. Aussie pipe trades forge link to exchange skills, job opportunities
Date: Aug-31-2012
ANN ARBOR – The United Association of Plumbers and Pipe Fitters (UA), North America, and the Plumbing Trades Employees Union (PTEU), Australia, signed an affiliation agreement on Aug. 15 to...
AG: Protect Our Jobs language conflicts with Constitution, should be rejected
Date: Aug-17-2012
LANSING – An analysis of the Protect Our Jobs proposal by Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette has concluded that the labor-backed ballot initiative contains so many “Trojan horse-style” repeals and...
Congress fixates on tax cuts – unemployment or job creation? Not so much
Date: Aug-17-2012
The U.S. Labor Department reported on Aug. 3 that the nation gained 163,000 jobs in July, but it was not enough to lower the national unemployment rate, which rose a...
Consumers Energy wind farm sprouts along Lake Michigan
Date: Aug-17-2012
LUDINGTON – By the end of the year, White Construction, its subcontractors and the building trades will have placed up to 100 megawatts of new clean, renewable energy on the...
Economy is weak, but not weak enough to keep jobless benefits
Date: Aug-17-2012
The U.S. unemployment rate is relatively high, but it’s not high enough for continuing extended federal jobless benefits. Effective Aug. 10, no state provides additional weeks of emergency federal unemployment...
NEWS BRIEFS
Date: Aug-17-2012
Gleason, Retaskie lose, narrowly By the slimmest of margins, two candidates from the building trades running for state representative seats in the Aug. 7 primary came up short. In Genesee...
Some ways to celebrate Labor’s Day in Michigan
Date: Aug-17-2012
Labor Day events are scheduled around Michigan on Monday, Sept. 3. Make plans to celebrate Labor’s Day in your area. Following are worker-related events in various locales in Michigan: Detroit: For...
‘Union Yes?’ Let’s try ‘Union Value’ Time to change public perception of labor
Date: Aug-17-2012
In California, considered the bluest of the blue states, polls indicated that over 40 percent of people favored restricting or eliminating collective bargaining for public sector employees. Now first, the...