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News Briefs
Date: Sep-14-2007
Construction fatality list led by falls According to preliminary, 2006 data (the most recent available) from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), 1,226 construction workers lost their lives in on-the-job...
Right to work - wrong for Michigan
Date: Sep-14-2007
(Organized labor is very carefully watching the behind-the-scenes effort to place a right-to-work measure on the statewide ballot in Michigan next year. To battle that effort, the Michigan AFL-CIO and...
Two strategies pursue improved safety on jobs
Date: Sep-14-2007
Only about four percent of Michigan's workforce is employed in construction - however, fatalities in the building trades account for more than 40 percent of all fatal workplace accidents. Responsible...
What's good for workers is good for America
Date: Sep-14-2007
By John Sweeney AFL-CIO President Last month, Steve Skvara, a disabled, retired steelworker who can't afford his wife's health care, shook the AFL-CIO's Presidential Candidates Forum by asking tearfully, "What's...
Without unions, there's no Labor Day - and no pensions… no 8-hour day… no OT pay…
Date: Sep-14-2007
By Dick Meister Day. Time once more for politicians and union adherents to speak of the greatness of organized labor. Time once more for the rest of us to ignore...
Goodbye summer, hello Labor Day - Events slated in several communities
Date: Aug-31-2007
We don't know where the summer went, either - but as the end of August starts to loom, it's time to start thinking about Labor Day. Building trades workers are...
'Hire Michigan First:' Dems win first round in local hiring effort
Date: Aug-31-2007
LANSING - An effort to give preference to hiring Michigan workers on state taxpayer-funded projects moved quickly last week, and resulted in a victory for the home team. On Aug....
News Briefs
Date: Aug-31-2007
July construction retreats 11 percent The value of new U.S. construction starts fell 11% in July to $588.1 billion, according to an Aug. 22 report by McGraw-Hill Construction. Nonresidential building...
On a roll, trades complete MSU dorm work
Date: Aug-31-2007
EAST LANSING - Just in time for the new fall semester, the building trades late last month were wrapping up the renovation of the Snyder/Phillips residence halls. The adjacent dormitory...
Right-to-work proposal the latest struggle in cycle of labor history
Date: Aug-31-2007
Old-timers swear that a lot of things were better when they were younger - and when it comes to unions and Labor Day celebrations, they may have a point. The...