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Building trades playing defense with prevailing wage repeal options
Date: Sep-01-2017
BATTLE CREEK - The lawyer leading the effort to combat the ongoing prevailing wage repeal petition drive said the state's building trades unions don't have many "attractive" options available. The...
Labor Day's radical roots could bring new growth
Date: Sep-01-2017
It’s become commonplace to complain about how the true meanings of our American holidays have been forgotten in favor of weekend sales, cookouts and family gatherings. But the problem is...
News Briefs
Date: Sep-01-2017
Hot summer for U.S. construction The regular hiccups that have given pause to upward momentum in the U.S. construction industry have stopped, for now, as the good times have returned in...
Summer school for trades includes renovations at two elementaries
Date: Sep-01-2017
BATTLE CREEK - Building trades workers last month were moving quickly on renovations and additions to two elementary schools to get them ready for the arrival of students next week,...
'Tough time' for labor in Washington; Stabenow vows Dems' support
Date: Sep-01-2017
BATTLE CREEK - U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow called it a "crazy, interesting, challenging time" in Washington D.C. under the Trump Administration. Invited to speak to delegates at the 51st convention...
Unemployment Agency to issue $20.8M refunds for false jobless fraud
Date: Sep-01-2017
LANSING - The Michigan Unemployment Agency (UIA) announced last month that it is in the process of refunding $20.8 million to people who were falsely determined to have committed fraud...
Holiday events and activities mark Labor's day in Michigan (Updated 8/24)
Date: Aug-24-2017
The annual celebration of American labor takes place this year on Monday, Sept. 4. Various communities around Michigan have labor day parades, picnics, entertainment and other events scheduled to mark...
On deck: Labor Day events and activities around Michigan
Date: Aug-18-2017
The annual celebration of American labor takes place this year on Monday, Sept. 4. Various communities around Michigan have labor day parades, picnics, entertainment and other events scheduled to mark...
Devlin, Claywell elected to top posts at MBCTC
Date: Aug-18-2017
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'Good Jobs' package signed by Snyder
Date: Aug-18-2017
ROCHESTER HILLS - On an industrial property in Oakland County, Gov. Rick Snyder on July 26 inked a three-bill package into law designed to diversify Michigan’s economy and attract new,...