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Michigan, Ohio send messages to overreaching Republican lawmakers
Date: Nov-21-2011
Election Day results delivered a jolt to anti-worker lawmakers in Michigan and a major shock to those in Ohio, delivered by voters upset that workers, unions and the middle class...
‘Michissippi’ the wrong model for Michigan
Date: Nov-21-2011
(With Michigan on the front lines of the right-to-work debate, the Economic Policy Institute issued a study titled “Right to work – The wrong answer for Michigan’s economy. Following is...
NEWS BRIEFS
Date: Nov-21-2011
Lockout continues for some at Local 704 Five fire protection contractors formerly signatory to Sprinkler Fitters Local 704 are employing scabs to do the work of about 25 locked-out Local...
Research center to study All things Great Lakes
Date: Nov-21-2011
HOUGHTON – Water quality. Lake levels. Invasive species. Climate change. Water siphoning. Pollutants. How those factors are studied and addressed will determine the future health and viability of Michigan’s greatest...
GOP lawmakers vs. Michigan’s workers
Date: Nov-04-2011
LANSING – House Bill 5002 is the latest and one of the nastiest pieces of anti-worker legislation that state Republican lawmakers are considering. The bill, if adopted, would curtail the...
New bridge to Canada derailed by GOP, Dems
Date: Nov-04-2011
LANSING – A key vote that would further the process of building a second bridge over the Detroit River failed Oct. 19 in the state Senate Economic Development Committee. Two...
New limits proposed for asbestos liability
Date: Nov-04-2011
LANSING – Asbestos-related disease victims and their families would continue to be victimized by the Michigan Legislature with the potential passage of a proposed law that would limit the liability...
NEWS BRIEFS
Date: Nov-04-2011
Construction flatline to continue for 2012 WASHINGTON, D.C. – A year ago and beyond, prognosticators were eyeing 2012 as the breakout year for improved U.S. construction activity. Unfortunately, that’s not...
Right to work wrong for Oklahoma; Michigan too
Date: Nov-04-2011
With Michigan on the front lines of the right-to-work debate, the Economic Policy Institute is helping organized labor in our state fight back with information. Following is our third excerpt...
Snyder issues $1 billion plan to improve Michigan roads
Date: Nov-04-2011
SOUTHFIELD – Gov. Rick Snyder’s long-awaited plan to improve road, bridge and infrastructure funding in Michigan would inject an additional $1 billion per year into the construction industry. Snyder released his plan...