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'Work is just getting started' – Slow roll-out for stimulus
Date: Jun-19-2009
The federal stimulus money is slowly starting to put Americans to work. A May 21 report by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure revealed that 90 days after President...
Building trades chief: Construction unions share 'enormous stake' in Employee Free Choice
Date: Jun-05-2009
By Mark Gruenberg PAI Staff Writer WASHINGTON (PAI)--Passage of the Employee Free Choice Act could open up residential construction worker organizing to the nation's building trades unions, the head of...
Employer intimidation 'standard practice' in fighting union drives
Date: Jun-05-2009
By Dick Meister A new study by one of the country's most highly regarded labor experts makes clear beyond doubt that illegal employer actions and lax government oversight have denied...
Good, safe work at J.H. Campbell outage brings acclaim to trades
Date: Jun-05-2009
PORT SHELDON TWP. - Another outage, another collection of kudos for the men and women in the building trades who made repairs to J.H. Campbell Unit 2 at Consumers Energy's...
News Briefs
Date: Jun-05-2009
Work zone crashes drop 9 percent in Michigan The lousy economy took its toll on some of the largest Michigan-based construction contractors, as many dropped in their positions - or...
Slip in April construction 'establishing a bottom' for industry?
Date: Jun-05-2009
The value of new construction starts fell 1% in April to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $386.6 billion, according to a May 19 report from McGraw-Hill Construction. The drop...
Trades sprinkle, help refurbish this old house
Date: Jun-05-2009
PONTIAC - A century-old house that will be a home to post-foster care kids is slowly being renovated, and when it's complete, it will have added fire protection and proper...
Weak version of 'Hire Michigan 1st' adopted by Senate
Date: Jun-05-2009
LANSING - A watered-down version of the "Hire Michigan First" package of bills was adopted on a bipartisan basis by the Michigan Senate on May 7 - but state Democrats...
More money, increased focus on enforcement expected at OSHA
Date: May-22-2009
WASHINGTON (PAI) – The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) would get a 10% hike in its budget and staff, and a shift towards enforcement and away from ineffective GOP-pushed...
More room for research at Van Andel Institute
Date: May-22-2009
GRAND RAPIDS – More room and support for the life sciences is on the way in this city’s burgeoning medical corridor, in the ongoing eight-story, Phase II expansion of the...