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Frank Lloyd Wright’s crumbling legacy shored up by union masons
Date: Jun-22-2012
BLOOMFIELD HILLS – When Gregor and Elizabeth Affleck commissioned Frank Lloyd Wright to design a house for them, they wrote to the renowned architect: “We have seen the other houses...
Gov. Snyder, Canada agree on funding for new bridge
Date: Jun-22-2012
Gov. Rick Snyder and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced June 15 an agreement that lays the groundwork for the New International Trade Crossing, a move that Snyder said “positions...
Is that all there is? Contractors’ drug-free ‘pledge’ is pain-free, too
Date: Jun-22-2012
Some arguments can best be won with the opportune use of a good example. For example: which is safer, construction projects with a union or nonunion workforce? You might have...
Judge overturns GOP law blocking dues deductions
Date: Jun-22-2012
LANSING – The courts are tossing up roadblocks to stop at least some of the Republican agenda against organized labor in Michigan. In February, federal District Judge Victoria Roberts overturned...
NEWS BRIEFS
Date: Jun-22-2012
Michigan GOP puts hold on RTW LANSING – The lead Republican in the state House pushing a right-to-work bill in Michigan told MIRS News Service on June 8 that the issue would...
On the bright side: union leaders stress mobilization, activism in Wisconsin loss
Date: Jun-22-2012
The nation’s union presidents, led by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka and Change To Win Chair Joe Hansen, emphasized the positive impact of mobilizing tens and hundreds of thousands of union...
Protect Our Jobs petition passes signature threshold; now comes the hard part
Date: Jun-22-2012
LANSING – More than double the amount of signatures necessary have been gathered by the Protect Our Jobs Coalition, which almost assuredly means that there will be a proposal on...
Trades start to transform new public safety HQ
Date: Jun-22-2012
DETROIT – Erected in 1974, the nondescript office building at Third and Abbott streets has certainly housed an eclectic range of tenants over its lifetime. Its first use was as...
ABC’s puffed up self-importance deflated by scathing trades report
Date: Jun-08-2012
The nation’s building trades unions have long accused the anti-union Associated Builders and Contractors of being long on self-aggrandizement, rhetoric and public relations, and short on actual construction experience, training...
Bill would allow part-timers to earn jobless benefits
Date: Jun-08-2012
LANSING – Even a blind squirrel finds a nut every now and then, the old saying goes. So it goes with the Republican-dominated Michigan Senate, which, after 18 months of...