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22 pipe trades students from Michigan are first in line at UA building
Date: Nov-14-2003
ANN ARBOR - A class of 22 students from five Michigan-based plumbers and pipe fitters locals were the first group of what will be thousands of journeymen and apprentices to...
ABC training needs to go back to school, new study finds
Date: Nov-14-2003
A six-month investigation into the nation's construction apprenticeship programs found "startling" flaws and failures in the standards and completion rates of nonunion apprenticeship programs sponsored by the anti-union Associated Builders...
Going deep - foundations anchor new Capitol City office high-rise
Date: Nov-14-2003
LANSING - The city's skyline will get a little more crowded by July 2005, when a new nine-story office tower and parking deck will be completed by the building trades...
Maybe time is right to stop toilet sanitation from going medieval
Date: Nov-14-2003
About 120 volunteers gave their time and talents on Saturday, Oct. 18 for the Southeast Michigan Heat's On/Water's Off Program, performing plumbing and heating service work for disadvantaged people. It...
NEWS BRIEFS
Date: Nov-14-2003
Internet jobless claims open to all Now, just about anyone who wants to, can go online to file a claim for unemployment in benefits in Michigan. On Oct. 27, David...
Trades, nire advocat to promote responsible approach to gain work
Date: Nov-14-2003
One of the few consistent bright spots in the Michigan construction industry over the past decade has been a robust market for school construction and renovation. While there aren't any...
Union trades re-gain voice on construction safety panel
Date: Nov-14-2003
LANSING - Tom Boensch, secretary-treasurer of the Michigan Building Trades Council, was one of three new appointees who will serve on the state Construction Safety Standards Commission. The appointments were...
Congress goes to work on more unemployment money
Date: Oct-31-2003
Here comes yet another round in what has become an unending fight to secure additional jobless benefits for laid-off workers. Both House Democrats and Republicans are looking into approving the...
First chapter opens in Book-Cadillac renovation
Date: Oct-31-2003
The building trades are finally checking into the Book-Cadillac hotel. Three months after the City of Detroit announced that the 33-story building would undergo $146.8 million in renovations, the first...
Heat's On/Water's Off: Another helpful effort by pipe trades volunteers
Date: Oct-31-2003
About 120 volunteers gave their time and talents on Saturday, Oct. 18 for the Southeast Michigan Heat's On/Water's Off Program, performing plumbing and heating service work for disadvantaged people. It...