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State Republicans, Supreme Court push for limits on asbestos victims' legal rights
Date: Jun-09-2006
Federal lawmakers failed earlier this year - once again - in a years-long compromise effort to establish a trust fund to help victims of asbestos-related diseases. The trust fund money...
Who supports labor? Here's the perfect test…
Date: Jun-09-2006
A point of view by Press Associates If the Radical Right can have its "litmus test" for judicial nominees, why can't we have one for congressional candidates? In that spirit,...
'Buy American' campaign revs up to tout domestic automakers' impact
Date: May-26-2006
U.S. automakers have a new "lobbying" group that began an ad campaign this month, explaining why buying American-made vehicles helps America. The "Level Field Institute" was founded by retirees of...
News Briefs
Date: May-26-2006
Granholm's Jobs Today OK'd LANSING - The Michigan House and Senate overwhelmingly approved Gov. Jennifer Granholm's "Local Jobs Today" plan on May 10. It's a three-bill package that will pave...
Reuniting doesn't feel so good, as Change-to-Win's attempt to link with AFL-CIO fails
Date: May-26-2006
The nation's old and new labor federations aren't playing nice. The fledgling Change-to-Win (CTW) Federation proposed a plan last month to develop a link with the 51-year-old AFL-CIO, in an...
Reviled man's fountain restored to original glory
Date: May-26-2006
Upon his death in 1910, Detroiter James Scott bequeathed $500,000 to his hometown for the construction of a fountain in his honor on Belle Isle, a city-owned park in the...
Trades ready to leave dock at luxury boathouse condos
Date: May-26-2006
BAY CITY - Another major development along the Saginaw River is keeping the building trades busy. The $16 million Boathouse Condominiums are going up at the north end of Water...
Where road workers are present, give 'em a brake
Date: May-26-2006
Michigan's Give 'em a Brake Safety Coalition kicked-off its annual highway work safety campaign on May 11 at a news conference held at the State Capitol, urging motorists to pay...
Low-key start for National Construction Alliance
Date: May-19-2006
Until this month, there hasn't been much news about the formation of the new National Construction Alliance, which was announced in February. Now there are now some answers, and still...
DTE-Monroe plant to become bigger, cleaner after pollution control work
Date: May-12-2006
MONROE - Detroit Edison's Monroe Power Plant is one of the largest coal-burning power plants in the nation - and it continues to be one of the largest ongoing construction...