The annual celebration of American labor takes place this year on Monday, Sept. 3. Various communities around Michigan have labor day parades, picnics, entertainment and other events scheduled to mark...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Construction spending is projected to grow through 2019, according to a  consensus forecast released Aug. 8 by the American Institute of Architects (AIA). Spending on nonresidential buildings...

By Ron Bieber President, Michigan AFL-CIO The Aug. 7 primary election has now set the stage for the upcoming general election in November. One thing is certain, it is time...

By Mark Gruenberg PAI Staff Writer ST. LOUIS (PAI)—Workers racked up a big win in Missouri on Aug. 7, smashing the right-wing’s campaign for a so-called “right to work” law...

The AFL-CIO announced a major, national print and digital ad campaign calling on workers to join together in the face of continued corporate assaults, exposing on the freedom to join...

BATTLE CREEK - Construction of the city's new cop shop is winding down, and this month the work of the furniture movers has been gearing up.  That can only mean...

Busy, busy, busy. Building trades employment in Michigan continues to be very strong, with the latest federal employment numbers further affirming our state's place as a construction hotbed. Michigan's construction...

LANSING - With conservative lawmakers enjoying majorities in Lansing and in Washington D.C., organized labor has had little chance of moving a pro-worker agenda. Evidence of this is the passage...

Optimism about future job opportunities and market growth in 2018 and beyond remains high among union contractors, labor representatives and owner-clients - but at the same time, many remain concerned...

By Mark Gruenberg PAI Staff Writer WASHINGTON (PAI)--The anti-worker GOP Trump Labor Department has let union-busters loose – again. Over thousands of labor protests, including 6,813 letters from workers gathered...