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School Days for trades
Date: Sep-29-2017
A $30 million, 30-year bond approved by Battle Creek Lakeview School District voters in May 2016 to implement building upgrades and additions, initially focuses on two elementary schools, Minges Brook...
Silica rule births more tools with built-in safety
Date: Sep-29-2017
By Walter Jones Laborers International Union Many critics of OSHA’s rule on respirable crystalline silica have claimed that it is “unworkable and infeasible.” Their concern is that the rule will...
Supreme Court cases could further weaken clout of organized labor
Date: Sep-29-2017
By Mark Gruenberg PAI Staff Writer WASHINGTON (PAI)—The two top labor cases pending before the U.S. Supreme Court are part of a concerted corporate campaign to deprive workers of their...
Union approval rating on the rise, Gallup finds
Date: Sep-29-2017
WASHINGTON, D.C. - A solid majority - 61 percent - of Americans "approve" of labor unions, says a poll released last month by the Gallup organization. That's up five percentage...
Construction industry now beset by 'chronic' labor shortage, survey finds
Date: Sep-15-2017
It's getting harder and harder to deny that there is a worker shortage in the U.S. construction industry. An industry-wide survey released Aug. 29 by the Associated General Contractors and...
Keep prevailing wage: Don't be fooled by lying petitioners
Date: Sep-15-2017
With the summer season winding down, petition gatherers are still at work in public places around the state, asking for signatures to repeal the Michigan Prevailing Wage Act of 1965. ...
News Briefs
Date: Sep-15-2017
New construction jobs still lag vs. others The U.S. economy has added 8.2 million jobs in the private sector since the Great Recession began in December 2007, but creation of construction...
New working class statue pays tribute to labor
Date: Sep-15-2017
SAGINAW - Just in time for Labor Day, a new statue honoring the working class has been unveiled in front of the city's Art Museum. A dedication ceremony was held...
Oh Canada: thanks for trying to eliminate our state RTW laws
Date: Sep-15-2017
Canada is known for its good beer, wide open spaces, interesting football games, and passion for hockey. It's also a nation that's a helluva lot more union-friendly than its neighbor...
Trades' work opens Little Caesar's Arena
Date: Sep-15-2017
DETROIT - The race to build Little Caesar's Arena and get it open in time for its opening act, Kid Rock's Sept. 12 concert, was won by the project management...