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Straight-party voting killed by state GOP
Date: Dec-21-2001
LANSING - Michigan has a tradition of long ballots. Until this month, Michigan was one of 16 states that also enjoyed the century-old tradition of being able to simplify the...
Unemployed still unassisted - state and feds are slow to help
Date: Dec-21-2001
By David E. Bonior U.S. Representative D-Michigan It's been more than three months since the attacks of Sept. 11. Since that time we've seen over 747,000 lay-offs across the country...
Feds release down payment for new Soo Lock
Date: Dec-07-2001
The federal government has approved the first $3 million to start construction of a new lock through the St. Mary's River in Sault Ste. Marie. The total construction cost is...
Fountain Walk development spouts variety of new shops
Date: Dec-07-2001
Just when you thought retail and entertainment developers had run out of ways to invite you to spend your money, along comes Fountain Walk in Novi. The 740,000 square-foot development...
New chief brings new plan of business to OSHA
Date: Dec-07-2001
Some of the first public comments from new OSHA Director John Henshaw about the direction of the agency concerned "the value of human capital," and the "value of safety and...
New hygiene standard for construction: still plugged up, but not forgotten
Date: Dec-07-2001
WASHINGTON - All too often, construction workers are forced to live with deplorable sanitary conditions when nature calls. Few workers haven't been exposed to overflowing, smelly portable toilets. And when...
NEWS BRIEFS
Date: Dec-07-2001
Jewelry drawing to aid needy kids With the holiday season around the corner, building trades workers are invited to take a chance on a jewelry drawing with a prize that...
Will low wages in Louisiana lead to union resurgence?
Date: Dec-07-2001
Edward Steimel said that shortsighted industries in Louisiana have underpaid construction workers so much that they "are creating a climate for a return of unions. Unions are a very normal...
World Trade Center site: 'very dangerous'
Date: Dec-07-2001
A health and safety report for rescue and clean-up personnel at the World Trade Center reveals a site that has been astoundingly hazardous to workers. The National Institute of Environmental...
Bush's ban on project labor agreements tossed out by judge
Date: Nov-23-2001
One of President Bush's first acts as president was the issuance of an executive order on Feb. 17 prohibiting project labor agreements on federally funded construction projects. Not so fast,...