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Dem presidential candidates make pitch to trades - and all stay right over the plate

Date: May-03-2019

By Mark Gruenberg PAI Staff Writer WASHINGTON (PAI)-The ruling Democrats on a key congressional committee on trade issues are dubious - at best - about the labor provisions of GOP...

News Briefs

Date: May-03-2019

Hardhat women gain, but are still scarce While there are a growing number of women in construction - there continues to be a wide chasm in the gender makeup of...

Whitmer indicates Line 5 tunnel option is still in play

Date: May-03-2019

When it comes to the controversial Line 5 petroleum pipeline that sits under the Straits of Mackinac, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has consistently called for a strategy that will "get the...

Workers’ Memorial Day: protections needed on and off the job

Date: May-03-2019

By Nick Fox Laborers Health and Safety Fund of North America Each year on April 28, we observe Workers’ Memorial Day in both the U.S. and Canada as a way...

News Briefs

Date: Apr-19-2019

IBEW survey finds few fans of low bids A new Denno Research survey commissioned by the IBEW Locals 252 and 665 and their National Electrical Contractors Association partners found mid-Michigan residents...

Pelosi, building trades seek compromise on green construction that won't kill jobs

Date: Apr-19-2019

By Mark Gruenberg PAI Staff Writer WASHINGTON (PAI)—Walking a fine line between two competing wings of the Democratic Party – construction unionists and environmental advocates – House Speaker Nancy Pelosi...

Supreme Court sustains legal option for falsely accused jobless claimants

Date: Apr-19-2019

LANSING - The number of people who could sue the State of Michigan after being falsely accused of unemployment insurance fraud could be greatly expanded after a state Supreme Court...

Trades succeeding at EMU Success Center

Date: Apr-19-2019

YPSILANTI - It looks like the new Student-Athlete Performance and Success Center on the campus of Eastern Michigan University will offer a pretty good vantage point to watch football at...

Union contracts supercede medical/sick leave, comp time laws

Date: Apr-19-2019

Michigan's new Paid Medical Leave Act and Workforce Opportunity Wage Act will help tens of thousands of workers in the state enjoy more time off and higher wages. But the...

U.S. construction moves past rough patch

Date: Apr-19-2019

The rough start to 2019 construction employment became a bit smoother in March. Employment in the U.S. construction industry rose by 16,000 jobs in March, rebounding somewhat from a decline...