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Ready to sign your life away?
Date: Jun-09-2000
This affidavit is for all individuals who think that taking safety precautions is a waste of time. It was brought to us by the Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning National...
The Big Normal Majority needs your participation
Date: Jun-09-2000
Are you one of Michigan's 7.1 million registered voters? If not, why not? Winston Churchill said "the best argument against democracy is a five minute conversation with the average voter."...
THE GANGBOX: Building trades odds and ends
Date: Jun-09-2000
Barton Malow Co. was the 38th largest contractor in the nation last year in terms of revenue - and the largest in Michigan - according to annual rankings released last...
UA Local 174's pride evident as new building is unveiled
Date: Jun-09-2000
COOPERSVILLE - Plumbers, Pipe Fitters and Service Trades Local 174 is open for business in a beautiful new union hall and training center. On May 19, the local welcomed United...
Don't vouch for vouchers: plan would hurt all students
Date: May-26-2000
By Thomas Boensch Secretary-Treasurer Michigan State Building and Construction Trades Council The future of public and private education in Michigan will soon be at a crossroads. Will we be able...
GENERAL MOTORS letters retired gracefully, thanks to work of MBM, trades
Date: May-26-2000
General Motors has (almost) left their building, but gone are the letters that formed the sign that identified the automaker's headquarters for more than 40 years. On Sunday, April 16,...
Monument planned to honor Michigan vets killed in Vietnam
Date: May-26-2000
LANSING - Building trades unions are part of an effort to construct a memorial to the 2,649 people from Michigan who died during the Vietnam War. Proportionally, more Michigan residents...
Trench safety is expensive; the cost of life is incalculable
Date: May-26-2000
By Richard J. Mee Chief, Construction Safety Division MIOSHA records show that 88 Michigan construction workers have died in excavation cave-in incidents, just since the Construction Safety Division has been...
Wayne State's construction boom a boon to the building trades
Date: May-26-2000
Two more projects are extending a building splurge that is transforming the look of the Wayne State University. Building trades workers have been permanent visitors on the campus for most...
Whether you know it or not, GOP feels you need 'empowerment'
Date: May-26-2000
There's a new name for "Paycheck Protection." It's called the "Worker Information and Empowerment Act," and its sponsor wants to "make it easier for workers to determine if they want...