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Prevailing wage repeal signatures under state scrutiny
Date: Mar-09-2018
LANSING - There is no exact timeline for the Michigan Bureau of Elections to complete its review of 4,443 signature samples on a petition intended to repeal the state's Prevailing...
Question of right-to-work for all public employees lands in Supreme Court
Date: Mar-09-2018
By Mark Gruenberg PAI Staff Writer WASHINGTON (PAI)—“Agency fees,” paid by nonunion public workers whom unions represent in many states, hit the US. Supreme Court on Feb. 26. But what...
Union leaders to trump: ‘new NAFTA’ must boost workers’ rights, wages
Date: Mar-09-2018
By Mark Gruenberg PAI Staff Writer WASHINGTON (PAI)—Six top union leaders told Republican President Donald Trump any “new NAFTA” so-called “free trade” pact must improve workers’ rights and wages. With...
Prevailing wage repeal short on valid names - again?
Date: Feb-23-2018
LANSING - For the second time in three years, Protecting Michigan Taxpayers, the front group for the Associated Builders and Contractors - Michigan, spent well more than $1 million on...
Study can't find benefits after repeal of prevailing wage law in Indiana
Date: Feb-23-2018
On July 1, 2015, Indiana's state Legislature did what a lot of Republican lawmakers in Michigan have been wanting to do: repeal the state's prevailing wage law. In the Hoosier...
'A thing of beauty' Trades renovate elegant old friend, the Stott Tower
Date: Feb-23-2018
DETROIT - Tall, thin, reddish-orange and stately - the landmark David Stott Tower was an instant architectural favorite when it opened its doors on June 17, 1929. The 38-story building...
Bumpy start for Trump's infrastructure plan
Date: Feb-23-2018
WASHINGTON D.C. - The Trump Administration's roll-out of its highly touted $1 trillion plan to invest in U.S. infrastructure was met cordially by the construction industry, but seemed to receive...
News Briefs
Date: Feb-23-2018
IBEW dad declines funds The following are statements from Randy Margraves and IBEW Local 665 regarding the GoFundMe online fundraiser that raised $31,311 to help Randy, a member of IBEW...
Building trades union net 63,000 new members in 2017
Date: Feb-09-2018
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Building trades unions across the 50 states gained 63,000 members in 2017 - an increase that mirrored the modest yet positive increases last year throughout the labor...
Canvassers rule: more prevailing wage petition names should be probed
Date: Feb-09-2018
LANSING - The state Board of State Canvassers on Jan. 30 unanimously decided to pull a larger sampling of 4,000 signatures to help decide the legitimacy of a petition that...