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Republican shakedown demonizes unions, government
Date: Mar-25-2011
(By Robert Reich, Fmr. U.S. Secretary of Labor) You can’t fight something with nothing. But as long as Democrats refuse to talk about the almost unprecedented buildup of income, wealth,...
Want to voice your outrage? Here’s who you can call or write
Date: Mar-25-2011
With no less than 37 anti-worker and anti-union bills on the docket in the Michigan House and Senate, it’s time for building trades workers around the state to let their...
Wisconsin lesson: Radical right wants to eradicate unions
Date: Mar-25-2011
(By Mark Ayers, President, AFL-CIO Building Trades Department) Under the cover of darkness, and at the urging of Governor Scott Walker, Republicans in the Wisconsin State Senate on March 9...
All unions looking over their shoulder
Date: Mar-11-2011
LANSING – A docket full of Republican-sponsored anti-worker legislation that has been introduced in the Michigan House and Senate the past several weeks has raised the hackles of workers among...
A mess in Michigan: With 37 anti-worker bills on the docket, ‘there’s an awful lot of work to do’
Date: Mar-11-2011
A mess in Michigan: With 37 anti-worker bills on the docket, ‘there’s an awful lot of work to do’ LANSING – The 52nd annual Michigan Building Trades Legislative Conference took...
Labor Department’s Solis keys on public investment during visit to Laborers
Date: Mar-11-2011
U.S. Labor Secretary Hilda Solis on Feb. 7 joined members and trainees from the Laborers’ International Union of North America as they urged political leaders to “Build America” and increase...
NEWS BRIEFS
Date: Mar-11-2011
New hurdle for Wolverine plant LANSING – A new challenge is continuing to delay construction of a new $1 billion, 600-megawatt coal-burning power plant proposed for Rogers City. Proposed by...
Richardville: ‘It's a basic right of citizens in Michigan to bargain collectively’
Date: Mar-11-2011
LANSING – The state’s Senate Republicans maintained their majority status following last November ‘s elections, and they chose moderate Randy Richardville to lead their caucus. It’s not a stretch to...
Steel’s up at Severstal
Date: Mar-11-2011
DEARBORN – Structural steel is now in place that continues the process of building a new hot dip coating line for galvanizing steel at Severstal in Dearborn. Iron Workers Local...
This is not Wisconsin’ Snyder tells trades his focus 'is not on finding areas to fight'
Date: Mar-11-2011
LANSING – Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder accepted an invitation to talk to delegates to the 52nd annual Michigan Building and Construction Trades Council Legislative Conference on March 1. Snyder’s speech,...