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Date: Nov-18-2016
Jobless rate down; wages on the rise WASHINGTON (PAI) —The U.S. unemployment rate declined 0.1 percent in October, to 4.9 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported, as businesses created a...
The case for 'composite' pension plans 'A better path toward a secure retirement?'
Date: Nov-18-2016
Editor's note: A hearing was held in Congress this fall on the use of “composite plans” as a supplement to existing multiemployer pension plans. They are fundamentally akin to annuity...
Trades create new, dedicated space to treat cancer at Sparrow Hospital
Date: Nov-18-2016
tag LANSING - Landlocked on its campus east of downtown, Sparrow Hospital officials looked south across their location on Michigan Avenue and envisioned a plot of real estate that would...
Trump's win leaves labor reeling 'This election is an indictment of politics as usual'
Date: Nov-18-2016
By Mark Gruenberg PAI Staff Writer The political roof fell in on national unions and their leaders on Election Day as unionists – as well as other voters – voted...
Campaign 2016: unions ramp up for final political push
Date: Nov-04-2016
By Mark Gruenberg PAI Staff Writer With the Nov. 8 election just around the corner, the nation’s unions are ramping up their final political push to contact members and their...
His business practices show Trump is an American-made fraud
Date: Nov-04-2016
By Leo Gerard President, United Steelworkers On Sept. 2, a tarp covering part of the Liberty Bridge in Pittsburgh caught fire during repair work. The flames enveloped a steel beam...
New water plant work flowing along nicely
Date: Nov-04-2016
OREGON TWP. - The new Genesee County Water Treatment Plant under construction here is a bit off the beaten track. But as an integral part of the county and region's...
Rally highlights why it's Hardhats for Hillary - and other reasons to vote pro-labor on Nov. 8
Date: Nov-04-2016
NOVI - Union members and their families were urged to get out and vote on Election Day, Nov. 8 - but not just for one of the two people running...
News Briefs
Date: Nov-04-2016
Energy reform atop Lansing's agenda LANSING - There aren't many days remaining in the 2016 legislative session, but there is growing confidence that a deal can get done that would institute...
Outlook: U.S. construction primed for better times in 2017
Date: Nov-04-2016
U.S. construction starts will advance 5 percent to $713 billion in 2017, following an expected 1 percent gain in 2016 and an 11 percent hike in 2015. That look ahead...