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NEWS BRIEFS
Date: Jul-20-2012
Industry’s jobless numbers stagnant Construction employment stalled in June as more former construction workers left the industry, according to an analysis of new federal data released July 6 by the...
Slow out of the gate, anti-Protect Our Jobs effort now speeding up
Date: Jul-20-2012
LANSING – And the battle is joined. Although few Michiganians – and Michigan media outlets – are paying much notice this summer, the corporate fight against the Protect Our Jobs...
Cobo truss work signals new purpose for arena
Date: Jul-06-2012
DETROIT – Cobo Arena apparently has some pretty good bones. Since late last year the building trades have been picking away at the iconic arena’s interior and exterior, prepping it...
Group takes 1st step toward ripping labor issue from Nov. 6 ballot
Date: Jul-06-2012
LANSING – The first of what will likely be several efforts to kill a ballot initiative designed to change Michigan’s constitution and permanently protect workers’ collective bargaining rights has been...
Michigan Laborers celebrate 40 years of training
Date: Jul-06-2012
By Guy Snyder Michigan Construction News.com On a bright, clear, and very warm June 20, the 40th anniversary of the Michigan Laborers’ Training and Apprenticeship Fund was celebrated at an...
Modest 2% gain projected for entire 2012 construction
Date: Jul-06-2012
While the U.S. construction industry has been spinning its wheels for much of the first half of the year, the second six months should help the industry gain 2 percent...
NEWS BRIEFS
Date: Jul-06-2012
Haynor retires from WMCA Ed Haynor, who has acted as consultant for the West Michigan Construction Alliance for the past nine years, retired effective June 30. Haynor had retired as...
There’s also no momentum in Michigan
Date: Jul-06-2012
The ongoing lack of strength in the national construction industry is mirrored by Michigan numbers, as construction employment declined in 164 out of 337 U.S. metropolitan areas between May 2011...
Union leaders cheer high court’s health care ruling
Date: Jul-06-2012
By Mark Gruenberg PAI Staff Writer WASHINGTON (PAI) – Union leaders cheered the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on June 29 upholding the comprehensive national health care law. But the National...
U.S. construction still spinning its wheels
Date: Jul-06-2012
Traction in the U.S. construction industry continues to be elusive. After U.S. construction rose 23 percent in March and 11 percent in April compared to the previous month, the industry...