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NEWS BRIEFS
Date: Jul-21-2000
If at first you don't succeed… MIDLAND - The Saginaw Valley Chapter of the Associated Builders and Contractors once again reached into its bag of tricks this month, and pulled...
Primary election is easy to ignore - please don't
Date: Jul-21-2000
"So long as we have enough people in this country willing to fight for their rights, we'll be called a democracy." - Roger Baldwin Michigan voters will have the opportunity...
Trades straighten U.S. 131 S-Curve
Date: Jul-21-2000
GRAND RAPIDS - The building trades and Kiewit Western Co. are working hard to improve the city's notorious S-curve. Dubbed by the state Department of Transportation as "by far the...
ABC better at marketing than building
Date: Jul-07-2000
By Patrick Devlin Secretary-Treasurer Greater Detroit Building Trades Council We don't subscribe to the Detroit News or Free Press because of the ongoing labor dispute, which moves into its fifth...
NEWS BRIEFS
Date: Jul-07-2000
Jobless payments lowest since '69 Michigan's low unemployment rate last year produced a 30-year low in jobless benefit claims. The total number of weeks of unemployment benefits that jobless workers...
Prevailing wage language not open to interpretation appeals court says
Date: Jul-07-2000
There may not be any money or state personnel assigned to enforce Michigan's Prevailing Wage Act, but for now at least, no one can mess with the letter of the...
School inspection bill finally makes the grade among state lawmakers
Date: Jul-07-2000
LANSING - A bill mandating inspections during construction or renovation of school buildings seems poised for passage. Senate Bill 805 is the culmination of more than a decade of efforts...
To reduce prices, we must make gasoline market more competitive
Date: Jul-07-2000
By Rep. Michael Hanley House Democratic Leader Although gas prices have declined somewhat recently, there is little argument that they are still too high. Michigan is experiencing its peak season...
Unions contribute to building boom, too
Date: Jul-07-2000
Lately, building trade union workers have been serving a different customer: their own local unions. Several new union halls and training centers have been refurbished or have been constructed from...
What you can expect if wage law is repealed
Date: Jul-07-2000
What can the average unionized construction worker expect if the State of Michigan repeals its prevailing wage law? A new study by Harvard and Stanford University researchers found that in...