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News Briefs
Date: Jan-30-2009
Construction dives 15% in 2008 Total U.S. construction starts dropped 15 percent to $542.8 billion in 2008, marking the second straight year of reduced contracting after a 7 percent fall...
Obama inaugural address begins 'task of remaking America'
Date: Jan-30-2009
By Mark Gruenberg PAI Staff Writer (PAI) - President Barack Obama's inaugural address praised the nation's workers, but also laid out stark challenges they - and the country - face...
State's construction fatalities remained relatively low in '08
Date: Jan-30-2009
LANSING - Michigan's construction worker fatalities jumped in 2008, but remains at a historically low level compared to previous years. There were 15 construction workers fatalities on the job in...
Stimulus plan for Michigan worth about $1.2 billion
Date: Jan-30-2009
President Barack Obama's $825 billion economic stimulus plan, still a work in progress in Congress, would net Michigan about $1.2 billion in immediate construction work, according to the Congressional Research...
Trades putting a cap on Henry Ford hospital expansion
Date: Jan-30-2009
DETROIT - The expansion of Henry Ford Health System's main campus in the city's New Center is moving toward completion, capped off by the addition of two floors atop the...
A few simple truths to guide the way…
Date: Jan-16-2009
By John Sweeney AFL-CIO President We all know there are tough times ahead - but 2009 gives us a jolt of hope for the change we need. Here are 10...
'Devastating' outlook for U.S. construction without stimulus
Date: Jan-16-2009
If the current dismal work prospects in the U.S. come to fruition, it would be "simply devastating" to the U.S. construction industry, with job layoffs amounting to nearly one-third of...
Job losses explode in final quarter of 2008
Date: Jan-16-2009
Employment in the U.S. construction industry is hurting, but Hardhats have plenty of company. On Jan. 9 the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the nation shed 524,000 jobs in...
Most building trades pension plans are healthy, but negative numbers lurk
Date: Jan-16-2009
A survey released in December on the financial status of multi-employer pension plans - such as those that cover building trades unions - finds an increasing number of patients on...
News Briefs
Date: Jan-16-2009
Back or front burner for labor's EFCA? Organized labor's top priority certainly isn't a priority for Republicans in Congress, and it may not be a priority for a lot of...