For the first time in its 60-year history, one of the Mackinac Bridge’s iconic ivory towers will be stripped down to bare metal and repainted. Beginning April 6, contractors for...

Trades display what we do on May 9 Building trades unions, their contractors and contractor associations from across Michigan will be putting their best foot forward on Tuesday, May 9 at...

WASHINGTON (PAI)—Citing the need for better education of construction firms and workers about how to battle exposure to cancer-causing crystalline silica dust, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) delayed...

It was true a decade ago, it was true in 2015 when the state Legislature improved transportation funding, and it’s true today: Michigan doesn’t spend nearly enough on maintaining its...

FLINT - Nearly three years after the City of  Flint began drawing corrosive water from the Flint River into its municipal water system in an effort to save money, the...

DETROIT — Little Caesars Arena isn't the only ongoing construction project in the city that will have the big pizza chain's name on it. A few blocks south of what...

WASHINGTON (PAI)--With public sector unions under constant attack and manufacturing unions struggling to keep their numbers up as factories' share of the U.S. workforce declines, building trades unions must again...

By Mark Gruenberg PAI Staff Writer  WASHINGTON (PAI) – Saying “America’s labor leaders will always find an open door with Donald Trump,” the new Republican U.S. president made one of...

Trades Capitol display set for May 9 Building trades unions, their contractors and contractor associations from across Michigan will be putting their best foot forward on Tuesday, May 9 in...

By Ross Eisenbrey and Teresa Kroeger Economic Policy Institute For more than 40 years, big business and the Republican party have teamed up to drive down the wages of construction...