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Prevailing wage repeal effort: Now comes the validation: state, MBCTC sample petition sheets for errors
Date: Dec-08-2017
LANSING - The Michigan Board of State Canvassers has set a tentative meeting date of Jan. 10 to consider the validity of some 380,000 petition signatures submitted by Protect Michigan...
Building trades roadshow highlights apprenticeship
Date: Nov-24-2017
A building trades "apprenticeship roadshow" took place in Southeast Michigan Nov. 13-17, with a series of events aimed at highlighting careers in the skilled construction trades to the media, prospective...
Good for business: Mike Ilitch school building rises in Detroit
Date: Nov-24-2017
DETROIT - The Mike Ilitch School of Business is open for business - for the construction team of Christman-Brinker, their subcontractors and about 100 building trades union workers. The project...
Labor assails budget over tax cuts for the rich
Date: Nov-24-2017
By Mark Gruenberg PAI Staff Writer WASHINGTON (PAI)—Now it’s up to the Senate, where the fate of the GOP tax cut for the rich is up in the air. That’s...
News Briefs
Date: Nov-24-2017
Union buster is NLRB's top cop WASHINGTON (PAI)—The guy who drew up the legal memo showing President Reagan how to fire the striking air traffic controllers in 1981 is the same...
Prevailing wage repeal - what's next? Ongoing state count to determine if there are enough valid signatures
Date: Nov-24-2017
LANSING - What's next in the effort to repeal the Michigan Prevailing Wage Act? Protecting Michigan Taxpayers, the front group for the Associated Builders and Contractors - Michigan, turned in...
Save prevailing wage: Time to contact state reps
Date: Nov-24-2017
LANSING - With the conclusion of the petition drive intended to repeal the Michigan Prevailing Wage Act, the focus turns to the counting of the signatures. That will likely be...
'Stupid' tradition that needs to end: apprentice abuse
Date: Nov-24-2017
By Mark Breslin "I can't believe I signed up for this sh*t.” And so began a tale of stupidity, short-sightedness and tradition that reflects a broken culture and wasted talent....
ABC’s front group turns in excess signatures to overturn prevailing wage
Date: Nov-10-2017
Protecting Michigan Taxpayers - the inaccurately named group for those pushing prevailing wage repeal in Michigan - has spent about $1.2 million this year for the petition drive that would...
What do we know? Prevailing wage laws aren't a burden for U.S. taxpayers
Date: Nov-10-2017
Yet another study has supported the case for retaining construction prevailing wage laws. Released on Oct. 26, the paper titled Prevailing Wage Laws: What Do We Know? takes a bit...