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Legislature OKs stopgap to ban PLAs
Date: Jun-08-2012
LANSING – The Michigan House on May 31 adopted a “fix-it” bill that would once again ban the state government and local municipalities from entering into construction project labor agreements....
More room to teach, learn at UA Local 174
Date: Jun-08-2012
COOPERSVILLE – A bigger and better training facility was unveiled May 18 during an open house at Plumbers, Fitters, and Service Trades Local 174. Located along I-96 between Grand Rapids...
NEWS BRIEFS
Date: Jun-08-2012
Construction labor wins two close ones WASHINGTON (PAI) – It was close, but construction unions posted two big wins late at night on May 31 in the GOP-run House. First,...
State GOP looks to ban union time on public dime
Date: Jun-08-2012
LANSING – Public employers in Michigan would be prohibited from using tax dollars to pay union officials for time conducting union business, in a bill that surfaced May 23 in...
State’s first digester to thrive on a buffet of waste feedstock
Date: Jun-08-2012
FREMONT – Later this year, a virtual “Made in Michigan” label can be applied to up to three megawatts of renewable energy, as well as tons of liquid plant nutrients...
Fermi 2 back in service: “enormous” amount of work done during successful refueling outage
Date: May-25-2012
NEWPORT –The Fermi 2 Nuclear Power Plant returned to service May 5 when operators synchronized the plant to DTE Energy's electrical system, following a safe, successful refueling and maintenance outage...
Labor gets chance in 2012 to block GOP ‘tsunami’
Date: May-25-2012
For organized labor in Michigan, the Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012 general election will be (cliché alert) “the most important election of our lifetime.” How many times have you heard that...
NEWS BRIEFS
Date: May-25-2012
Better bottom lines for U.S. contractors The big ship of U.S. construction is turning. One of the measures of the health of the U.S. construction industry is how much money...
Shovel-ready: NMU commences work on renewable energy plant
Date: May-25-2012
MARQUETTE, Mich.— The shiny shovels were broken out May 3 on the campus of Northern Michigan University. That’s usually good news for the building trades, and indeed, the university’s dignitaries...
Some good signs for Protect Our Jobs petition drive
Date: May-25-2012
LANSING – Will the Protect Our Jobs ballot initiative improve union voter turnout on Nov. 6? Labor leaders are counting on it. But it’s a moot point until at least...