ST. IGNACE - The biggest obstacle to building the Mackinac Bridge wasn't necessarily about politics, engineering, logistics or finding good manpower. No, the biggest obstacle was convincing skeptical financiers in...

The following is a condensed article written by D.B. Steinman, the chief engineer of the Mackinac Bridge. It originally appeared in Lawrence A. Rubin's book Mighty Mac, The Official Picture...

Following are comments made this year by workers about their experiences building the Mackinac Bridge. These first-hand accounts originally were published in a booklet handed out at the 50th anniversary...

Lower increases for wages, bennies Collectively bargained wage and benefit increases in the U.S. construction industry for the first nine months of 2007 took a slight dip compared to the...

Lower increases for wages, bennies Collectively bargained wage and benefit increases in the U.S. construction industry for the first nine months of 2007 took a slight dip compared to the...

WASHINGTON - Some 4 million children lost a chance to have health care coverage when the House voted on Oct. 18 and failed to overturn President Bush's veto of the...

President Bush on Oct. 3 vetoed the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) renewal bill. Bush turned a political deaf ear to many leading Republican lawmakers who joined with nearly...

MONROE - Construction workers performing the ongoing environmental upgrades at Detroit Edison's Monroe Power Plant are the latest beneficiaries of an enhanced jobsite safety program. On Sept. 19, Detroit Edison,...

NLRB OKs wider lawsuits vs. unions WASHINGTON (PAI) - The Republican majority on the National Labor Relations Board pushed the door wide open for companies to file lawsuits against unions...

By John Sweeney AFL-CIO President Unions. Yes, we're the folks who brought you the weekend. And we're the folks whose collective bargaining has maintained upward pressure on wages and benefits...