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Dem group pushes petition reform in Michigan
Date: Nov-10-2017
LANSING — State Rep. Jeremy Moss (D-Southfield) is leading a group of representatives who have introduced a seven-bill package to reform petition circulation legislation in the state. The bills are...
Wise investment: Trades upgrade residence hall for Eastern Michigan
Date: Nov-10-2017
YPSILANTI - The fourth and final phase of an $11.2 million wholesale renovation of Wise Hall on the campus of Eastern Michigan University is now complete. It was the first...
'Mature' construction expansion still has upside
Date: Nov-10-2017
The 2018 Dodge Construction Outlook, released Nov. 2, predicts that total U.S. construction starts for 2018 will climb 3 percent to $765 billion. Not a great increase, but it's better...
Let's reintroduce unions to our Southern friends
Date: Nov-10-2017
By C.J. Atkins Opinion editor, People’s World ST. LOUIS (PAI)--For decades, the South has been the Achilles heel of the labor movement. While unions took root and thrived in places...
News Briefs
Date: Nov-10-2017
2 new power plants to be built in U.P. LANSING - Get ready to build two new power plants in the Upper Peninsula. The Michigan Public Service Commission on Oct. 25...
Force free-riders to pay for union representation? Careful what you wish for
Date: Oct-27-2017
Michigan became the nation's 26th right-to-work state in December 2012, with the passage of two laws that allow "free riders" in both the public and private sectors to enjoy the...
Nonprofit initiates fresh start for old Saginaw News Building
Date: Oct-27-2017
SAGINAW - These days, the revitalization of Michigan's downtowns, big and small, are often tied to the adaptive re-use of old buildings into new purposes. So it goes with the...
Prevailing wage repeal petition in the home stretch
Date: Oct-27-2017
"Protect Michigan Taxpayers," the dubiously named group collecting signatures to repeal the state's prevailing wage law, is likely winding down its 2017 petition effort. State law gives the group 180...
Redistricting case matters to workers, and U.S. democracy
Date: Oct-27-2017
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Construction employment is up - pay is, too
Date: Oct-27-2017
U.S. construction employment increased by 8,000 jobs in September to the highest level since October 2008, amid a tight labor market that may be keeping contractors from hiring as many...