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Sign petition to protect bargaining rights
Date: Apr-13-2012
By Teamsters General President James P. Hoffa In the entire history of the United States, there was only one era when working-class wages rose by as much as the incomes...
State seeks appeal, stay, of PLA ruling
Date: Apr-13-2012
DETROIT – As we reported, a state law adopted last year that outlawed local project labor agreements was overturned by U.S. District Court Judge Victoria Roberts on Feb. 29. ...
Unions fight GOP law ending dues deduction
Date: Apr-13-2012
LANSING – A group of unions filed a lawsuit in federal court on April 4, seeking to overturn one of the most blatant anti-union laws adopted so far by the...
2012 employment starts with a thud
Date: Mar-30-2012
Construction employment in Michigan in January 2012 fell 3 percent, with 2,900 fewer jobs compared to January 2011. That’s the word from the Associated General Contractors of America, which reported...
AFL-CIO formally endorses Obama for re-election
Date: Mar-30-2012
By Mark Gruenberg PAI Staff Writer ORLANDO, Fla. (PAI) – As expected, the AFL-CIO’s General Board voted unanimously on March 13 to formally endorse Democratic incumbents Barack Obama and Joseph...
Chase Tower distinguishes itself, again
Date: Mar-30-2012
DETROIT – If ever there was a building that’s a study in contrasts in the downtown area, it’s the Chase Tower. Those contrasts include the building’s renovated interior, the Modern...
‘Fire with fire’ Chamber, Snyder see business-backed fight vs. labor petition
Date: Mar-30-2012
LANSING – Organized labor leaders have high expectations that they have the right cards in hand to conduct a successful petition drive and then win a pro-worker ballot proposal on...
For better or worse, state wants purge of MIOSHA’s safety rules
Date: Mar-30-2012
LANSING – It’s called the Office of Regulatory Reinvention or (ORR). If you’ve never heard of it, join the club. But on paper, anyway, it’s poised to have a far-reaching...
News Briefs
Date: Mar-30-2012
A downer so far for 2012 construction Construction activity is supposed to start inching upward in 2012. You wouldn’t know it by the first two months of the year. New...
Senate panel OKs ‘corporate bailout’ for asbestos firms
Date: Mar-30-2012
LANSING – A bill that would impose new limits on legal claims by victims of asbestos exposure took another step forward in the Michigan Senate this month. On March 14,...