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The Building Tradesman Newspaper Editions
Needed: effort to 'restore the balance of power in Michigan'
Date: Mar-02-2001
LANSING - Hoping not to lose the smidgen of influence that they have in state government, building trades union reps in Michigan will continue to work behind the scenes with...
NEWS BRIEFS
Date: Mar-02-2001
Record reserve for jobless money… Jobless building trades workers in Michigan - and there are a significant number of you out there - will no doubt be delighted to hear...
Time for ABC contractors to 'step up' was 50 years ago
Date: Mar-02-2001
Tradesman Viewpoint The Saturday Night Live Church Lady from years past may have put it this way: "Some of us only care about workers when it's conveenient!" The Associated Builders...
Bush places steel erection standard on the shelf
Date: Feb-16-2001
The new federal steel erection standard we mentioned in our last issue, expected to save an estimated 30 lives, prevent 1,142 injuries per year and save $40 million, has been...
Cross the t's, dot the i's before crossing Michigan's Workers Comp panelists
Date: Feb-16-2001
John Engler's men have done it again. His appointees to the Workers' Compensation Appellate Commission have denied benefits to an injured worker for his lifetime. The ruling will be used...
Fitter crusades against GHB, which killed her daughter
Date: Feb-16-2001
GHB has been touted as a sleep aid. It is purported to be a safe alternative to steroids for bodybuilders. It is said to improve sexual function. On Jan. 17,...
Needs of Working Families Top Democratic Agenda
Date: Feb-16-2001
WASHINGTON D.C. - Members of the 107th Congress sworn in to office in early January face many new challenges and unique opportunities as they set out to get the people's...
NEWS BRIEFS
Date: Feb-16-2001
Union-only agreements at risk A huge push by the nation's unions nearly helped to put Al Gore into the White House in the Nov. 7 election. He didn't win, and...
Number of union construction workers takes a dip in 2000
Date: Feb-16-2001
Reflecting the overall trend in organized labor, the percentage of construction workers represented by unions declined in 2000 to 19.0 percent, down from 19.6 percent in 1999. Construction union membership...
Water Works Park II features new technology in an old setting
Date: Feb-16-2001
Hardhats and a host of contractors are in the process of making a change that will be near and dear to the health and safety of millions of Metro Detroiters...