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News Briefs
Date: Mar-21-2008
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....
Old dogs need new tricks when it comes to dealing with apprentices
Date: Mar-21-2008
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...
O*Net website shows why right-to-work is wrong for Michigan
Date: Mar-21-2008
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...
Trades help Spartan football with their game planning
Date: Mar-21-2008
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...
Federal workers unions vs. Bush: 'We won. They lost. Game over.'
Date: Mar-07-2008
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...
'Gateway' work to improve border, freeway exchanges
Date: Mar-07-2008
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...
Michigan Republicans to state's unions: drop dead
Date: Mar-07-2008
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...
News Briefs
Date: Mar-07-2008
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...
Turtle Creek Casino coming out of its shell
Date: Mar-07-2008
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...
Whining by contractors: Now there's a lousy plan for removing deadbeats
Date: Mar-07-2008
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...