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News Briefs
Date: Feb-21-2003
Construction up 1% in U.S. in 2002 The final figures are in: total U.S. construction for 2002 advanced 1 percent over the year before to $498.7 billion, according to information...
State opens three more unemployment offices
Date: Feb-21-2003
Michigan's troubled Unemployment Compensation system is opening three more walk-in centers to help jobless workers who have questions about, or problems with their unemployment claims. The three new help centers...
UA becoming part of the landscape at Washtenaw Community College
Date: Feb-21-2003
YPSILANTI - Every August for the last 13 years, more than 1,800 United Association of Plumbers, Pipe Fitters and Sprinkler Fitters members from across the U.S. and Canada have flocked...
A few points to ponder regarding jobless comp
Date: Feb-07-2003
"We know how bad the problems are," BWUC Acting Director David Plawecki said of the situation at the Bureau of Workers and Unemployment Compensation. Following are some of the things...
Asbestos litigation overwhelms courts
Date: Feb-07-2003
Thousands of active and retired building trades workers in Michigan are interested in the status of asbestos litigation in our nation. They won't like the headline "Asbestos quagmire" that appeared...
New leader: no quick fix for state's unemployment compensation mess
Date: Feb-07-2003
You know the system is in trouble when the acting director of the Michigan Bureau of Workers' and Unemployment Compensation (BWUC), David Plawecki, asked a group of labor leaders, "Is...
News Briefs
Date: Feb-07-2003
Anti-union PLA decision upheld It appears as if the discretion to use project labor agreements (PLAs) on federally funded construction projects will solely be in the hands of whomever is...
Old library spiffs up for new neighbors
Date: Feb-07-2003
Nestled in the shadow of the glittering, nearly completed Compuware headquarters tower and parking structure in downtown Detroit is a tarnished little gem called the Rose and Robert Skillman Branch...
Prevailing wage paper chase could stabilize pay rates for trades
Date: Feb-07-2003
There is no law more important to the take-home pay of construction workers than the federal Davis-Bacon Prevailing Wage Act. And there's a major opportunity on the radar screen for...
Roofers provide cover for landmark water tower
Date: Feb-07-2003
YPSILANTI - The city's most famous landmark is getting a new skin and a slightly new look, as roofers are wrapping up a tricky project to install new cedar shingles...