On a graph, it wasn't a straight line going up, but the U.S. construction industry ended 2017 better than it began.  For all of 2017, total construction starts grew 3...

For NLRB, Trump picks union-buster  WASHINGTON (PAI)— President Donald Trump nominated John Ring, a partner with the Philadelphia-based law firm of Morgan Lewis and Bockius – named in a prior AFL-CIO...

PORT HURON - Founded in 1882, McLaren Port Huron General Hospital has a long history of serving the medical needs of the Blue Water Region. This year the impact of...

By Mark Gruenberg PAI Staff Writer WASHINGTON (PAI) - There wasn't a lot of growth in the labor movement population in 2017. But of what there was, it was positive....

LANSING - Hundreds of building trades workers, retirees and supporters gathered in front of the State Capitol Building on Jan. 10, demanding that state lawmakers "let the people decide" whether...

LANSING - Various lawmakers and supporters spoke to attendees at the Jan. 10 Let the People Decide" rally on the steps of the State Capitol Building.  Here's some of what...

LANSING - Remember all the "decline to sign" notices you've read on these pages over the past few years? The ones that urged you to decline to sign the petition...

LANSING - Protecting Michigan Taxpayers filed a letter of appeal with the state Board of Canvassers on Jan. 16, asking the four-member panel to end further scrutiny of the prevailing...

Industry survey seeks your input The Association of Union Constructors is looking for answers - answers to survey questions, that is. Until Jan. 30, the TAUC is taking online responses...

Michigan was one of 40 states that added construction jobs between November 2016 and November 2017, winding down a good year in good shape. The Associated General Contractors reported on...