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Dedication scheduled for Michigan Vietnam Monument
Date: Oct-12-2001
LANSING - More than a quarter of a century after the U.S. pulled out of the Vietnam War, Michigan soldiers who died in the conflict will be getting a lasting...
Message to Michigan voters: Democrats support gun rights, too
Date: Oct-12-2001
By John Hamilton President, Detroit Building Trades Council I was recently elected as an officer in the State Democratic Party and am committed to promoting the issues commonly held by...
New hotel on the radar screen
Date: Oct-12-2001
CONSTRUCTION OF THE massive Midfield Terminal at Metro Airport is starting to wind down, but another not-so-small project is just coming out of the ground. Westin Hotels and Resorts is...
News Briefs
Date: Oct-12-2001
More of the same in 2002 road work Construction activity is winding down this year on the process of rebuilding Michigan's roads. But Michigan's Hardhats and the equipment they operate...
Okies OK right to work…
Date: Oct-12-2001
Oklahoma is the nation's 22nd right-to-work state. On Sept. 25, a statewide right-to-work ballot measure was adopted by a 54-46 percent margin, or 68,607 votes. The anti-worker forces were bolstered...
Trades wrap up another outage at Mead paper mill
Date: Oct-12-2001
ESCANABA - Turning wood pulp into paper is a power-intensive process, so having reliable, well-maintained boilers is vital to the Mead Corporation. Every year, Mead's Escanaba division schedules an outage...
'Buy union now' website up and running
Date: Sep-28-2001
Consumers looking to buy union and buy American now have a place to shop. "We carefully research every product and brand that we offer, to guarantee that the product is...
Construction union members weigh in with skills, equipment to aid New York
Date: Sep-28-2001
"This is what we do." Those simple words, uttered by a New York iron worker, summed up the good works of thousands of building trades workers who helped - and...
Hardhats' work now in session at Michigan's Hall of Justice
Date: Sep-28-2001
LANSING - The new home for Michigan's highest court is taking shape. The six-story, 281,000 square-foot Michigan Hall of Justice will house the Michigan Supreme Court, the state Court of...
Michigan laborer brings home news of Ground Zero 'The union construction presence was awesome'
Date: Sep-28-2001
The entire nation watched with horror as the events unfolded on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001. For David Nadeau, the terrorist attacks were a call to action. Nadeau, 41,...