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‘If you do not grow, the middle class will not grow,’ Biden tells trades
Date: Apr-30-2010
Pointing to an unemployment rate – nearly 25 percent – for construction workers that is “unacceptably high,” Vice President Joe Biden on April 19 told some 3,000 delegates to the...
‘It’s time to knock off the bulls---’ Putting jobs before politics will put America back to work
Date: Apr-30-2010
Following are excerpts of comments made by AFL-CIO Building Trades Department President Mark Ayers to the 2010 Building Trades Legislative Conference in Washington D.C., held April 19-22. “Today we meet...
Major revamp ongoing at Monroe Power Plant
Date: Apr-30-2010
MONROE – One of their largest maintenance outages ever – at one of the largest power plants in the nation – is ongoing at DTE Energy’s Monroe Power Plant Unit...
News Briefs
Date: Apr-30-2010
PLA set for U.P. Renewafuel job MARQUETTE – Renewa-fuel LLC, will build a next-generation biomass fuel production facility at the former K.I. Sawyer Air Base in Marquette using a project...
No ups or downs for sluggish construction
Date: Apr-30-2010
March construction activity in the U.S. was “essentially unchanged” from February’s numbers, according to a report issued April 21 by McGraw-Hill Construction. There was improved activity in March shown by...
To return U.S. to the path of prosperity…can we try the union way again?
Date: Apr-30-2010
Following are excerpts of a speech given on April 7 by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka to the Institute of Politics, Harvard Kennedy School. I am going to talk tonight about...
Address jobs now, deficits later
Date: Apr-16-2010
President Barack Obama is in a difficult position when it comes to deficits. Today’s high deficits will have to go even higher to help address unemployment. At the same time,...
Detour ahead: MDOT’s road repair plan guarantees more potholes
Date: Apr-16-2010
LANSING – The Michigan Department of Transportation issues rolling five-year plans for road construction in our state. Like nearly everything else related to construction in Michigan, the 2010-2014 MDOT Five-Year...
Inconsistent safety rules plague highway work zones
Date: Apr-16-2010
Traditionally, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) kicks off the summer construction and repair season in April with a week to alert drivers to the dangers of highway work zones. This...
Labor Department campaigns against wage theft
Date: Apr-16-2010
In a 180-degreee turn from a Labor Department under the Bush administration that tried to gut overtime rules for millions of workers, Labor Secretary Hilda Solis has unveiled a new...