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Trades help put educational house at home in Hands-On Museum
Date: Oct-01-2004
ANN ARBOR – The hands of the building trades and their contractors are all over the Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum. Providing money, materials and time, the Washtenaw County Building Trades...
Your vote for U.S. president
Date: Oct-01-2004
You’ve got to hand it to either Democratic challenger John Kerry, left, or Republican incumbent George W. Bush, right Here’s a comparison of how they stand on various issues. Jobs...
House snubs Bush, votes to overturn new overtime rules
Date: Sep-17-2004
A political hot-potato got a little hotter on Sept. 9, as the U.S. House voted 223-193 to bar the Bush Administration from enforcing rules that would strip overtime rights from...
Labor Day, 2004 - Edwards states case for Kerry presidency
Date: Sep-17-2004
“If you believe that America is going in the right direction, you should vote for George Bush,” said Democratic vice presidential candidate John Edwards. “John Kerry and I have a...
New iron looks over Spartans' gridiron
Date: Sep-17-2004
EAST LANSING – A milestone for the ongoing renovations at Spartan Stadium was reached on July 30, with the topping out of the structural iron that will support new seating,...
News Briefs
Date: Sep-17-2004
Construction activity climbs through July U.S. construction experienced a strong jump in the month of July, rising 5% to $595.1 billion, according to McGraw-Hill Construction. For the first seven months...
State of the union? 'No relief in sight' for working families
Date: Sep-17-2004
Is America headed in the wrong direction, as Democratic vice presidential candidate John Edwards suggests? On Labor Day, AFL-CIO President John J. Sweeney joined workers in Davenport, Iowa and the...
The Gangbox - Assorted News and Notes
Date: Sep-17-2004
Republicans and Democrats hashing out the establishment of an asbestosis trust fund are reportedly only about $5 billion apart on a $140 billion package. That money would be placed in a...
Union employers gain 'a powerful bargaining chip' with OT rules
Date: Sep-17-2004
On paper, the House voted on Sept. 9 to bar the new overtime rules from going into effect. In reality, the rules have been in effect, as of Aug. 23....
As union membership drops toward 10 percent 'We will not have the strength to come back'
Date: Sep-03-2004
Mark Gaffney is president of the Michigan AFL-CIO. He spoke to Michigan Building Trades delegates on Aug. 24. “The problem President Bush,” Gaffney said, “is he is the most dangerous...