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Benefit set for paralyzed mother
Date: Aug-06-1999
A benefit to help Wanda Rule - a 27-year-old single mother of two kids who was paralyzed in a snowmobile accident - will be held from noon to midnight on...
Employers pushing for drug and alcohol testing on job sites
Date: Aug-06-1999
By Patrick Devlin Secretary-Treas. Greater Detroit Building Trades Council The time has arrived for a standardized process for random drug and alcohol testing of construction workers on many major job...
Grand Hi-Reach, 324 reach agreement
Date: Aug-06-1999
A seven-month-long union organizing campaign at Grand Hi-Reach has resulted in a union contract. The management and 14 employees of Grand Hi-Reach - a Brighton-based firm which rents and sells...
Industry pay hikes continue moderation
Date: Aug-06-1999
New U.S. construction labor agreements are averaging $1.11 per hour or 3.9 percent in 1999 - only one tenth of a percent ahead of last year's numbers. Construction Labor Research...
Let's lighten the burden of prescription drug costs
Date: Aug-06-1999
By David Bonior (D) U.S. House Minority Whip For many seniors, the proper medications taken at home can spell the difference between maintaining an active and independent life style, or...
New HQ for Jackson National
Date: Aug-06-1999
By Marty Mulcahy Editor LANSING - In a way, the Jackson National Life Insurance Co. has purchased a good insurance policy for itself. The nation's 20th largest insurance company insured...
NEWS BRIEFS
Date: Aug-06-1999
New rule rewards good guy employers The Clinton Administration has finally put into place a proposal that promotes employer compliance with labor laws and protects workers' right to organize. The...
What's wrong with defeat of Patients Bill of Rights
Date: Aug-06-1999
"You're either part of the solution or part of the problem." - Eldridge Cleaver, 1968. Last month, in a breathtaking display of what's wrong with health care in America, Senate...