Laborers return to building trades WASHINGTON D.C. - The Laborers International Union of North America is reuniting with the AFL-CIO Building and Construction Trades Department after two years of disaffiliation....

By Mark Breslin One of my previous articles really kicked up some dust. I heard from many readers regarding the treatment of apprentices. The responses came in two categories; traditional...

One of the tools currently getting some use in Jim Rudicil's toolbox is information gleaned from the O*Net website at www.onetcenter.org. "It provides very accurate information about wages in every...

EAST LANSING - "It's not the will to win, but the will to prepare to win that makes the difference." - Alabama football coach Paul "Bear" Bryant. Michigan State University...

By Mark Gruenberg PAI Staff Writer WASHINGTON (PAI) - Federal worker unions racked up two big wins against President George W. Bush after his regime, on Feb. 18, gave up...

DETROIT - The Ambassador Bridge Gateway Project is the largest single construction contract ever undertaken by the Michigan Department of Transportation - and it looks like it. The $230 million...

LANSING - The Michigan Republican Party has come out of the closet with their desire to eradicate the state's unions. There's no other way to interpret what happened Feb. 15-16...

Good early news for union show Dozens of contracts have been signed for exhibit space at the 2008 America-at-Work Union Industries Show, an encouraging sign for the show, scheduled May...

WILLIAMSBURG - Construction of the new Turtle Creek Casino in this town east of Traverse City has been "a smooth-running process," with the gaming facility and attached hotel set to...

By Mark Breslin (Sixth in a series) How much sympathy would you have for a guy who complains about his own body odor? Or maybe someone who goes on about...