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Trumka: unions to revamp political program but keep jobs target
Date: Nov-12-2010
(By Mark Gruenberg, PAI Staff Writer) WASHINGTON (PAI) – Organized labor will analyze and revamp its political program “significantly” to see “what worked and what didn’t” after the landslide loss...
Union brand would look good in a uniform
Date: Nov-12-2010
(By Mark Breslin) Your lovely little girl. The apple of your eye. Your daughter who has you wrapped around her little finger has just come home and announced her engagement....
Bernero vs. Snyder, Little in common from 2 candidates for state governor
Date: Oct-29-2010
(By Melissa Preddy, The Center for Michigan) With the campaign entering the stretch run, gubernatorial candidates Virg Bernero and Rick Snyder are amping up their very different messages about how...
Buffed and beautiful: iconic powerhouse shines in re-use
Date: Oct-29-2010
LANSING – In an era dominated by cost-friendly, steel-framed and glass-walled tower construction, the Accident Fund’s headquarters building, currently under renovation, will continue to stand out as a beautiful architectural...
Construction still struggles for momentum
Date: Oct-29-2010
New construction starts in September retreated 7 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $405.2 billion, according to an Oct. 18 report by McGraw-Hill Construction. Nonbuilding construction, which is...
Davis, Langford Morris are labor’s picks for state Supreme Court
Date: Oct-29-2010
(By Mark Gaffney, Michigan AFL-CIO) The Michigan Supreme Court race is arguably the most important race in the state this year –and always. Justices of the Michigan Supreme Court are...
NEWS BRIEFS
Date: Oct-29-2010
Short window for extending jobless money More than 1 million long-term unemployed workers a month will lose their unemployment benefits – the weekly check that helps keep a roof over...
Secret money flooding election campaigns drowns voice of we the people
Date: Oct-29-2010
(By Robert Reich, Fmr. U.S. Secretary of Labor) It’s a perfect storm. And I’m not talking about the impending dangers facing Democrats. I’m talking about the dangers facing our democracy....
The campaign’s homestretch: Labor’s legions vs. corporate cash
Date: Oct-29-2010
(By Mark Gruenberg, PAI Staff Writer) WASHINGTON (PAI) – With the 2010 election campaign down to its final days, the contest – for workers and their allies – has become...
All Michigan voters can Go Blue, and choose Stephens for U-M Regent
Date: Oct-15-2010
ANN ARBOR – It’s one thing to endorse a candidate – and hope he or she will support your causes. But when it comes to loyalty and doing yourself a...