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NLRB says employers need lawful reason to employ permanent striker replacements
Date: Jun-15-2016
WASHINGTON (PAI)—In a legal win for workers and unions, the National Labor Relations Board is sharply curbing employer justification for hiring and using “permanent replacements” for workers forced to strike...
Construction employment sees modest gain over last year
Date: Jun-15-2016
Construction employment totaled 6.645 million in May, a drop of 15,000 jobs compared to April, the Associated General Contractors reported June 3. And that came after a decline of 5,000...
Plan mergers eyed by pension agency
Date: Jun-15-2016
The federal agency which steps in to provide pension payments – though greatly reduced – when a company’s traditional defined benefit pension plan goes broke has unveiled a rule to...
Eight building trades leaders split with AFL-CIO over support for green PAC; and 'anti-energy cronies'
Date: Jun-03-2016
By Mark Gruenberg PAI Staff Writer In yet another indication of conflict between construction unions and environmentalists, seven building trades union leaders and the head of their department told AFL-CIO...
Union plumbers invade Flint, again
Date: Jun-03-2016
FLINT - When it comes to making the city's poisoned water safer for drinking or cooking, the focus has, of course, been on the installation of filters on kitchen faucets....
Prevailing wage repeal petition effort is dead in 2016
Date: Jun-02-2016
LANSING - It's confirmed: the petition drive to repeal the Michigan Prevailing Wage Act of 1965 is over for 2016. The Detroit Free Press reported May 27 that the Protecting...
State Supreme Court upholds some local prevailing wage laws
Date: Jun-02-2016
LANSING - Michigan municipalities that have had a prevailing wage law in place prior to Dec. 31, 2014 can keep it: that's the upshot of a May 17 ruling by...
'It helps us find and hire some of the best Boilermakers out there' Local 169 hosts welding competition
Date: Jun-02-2016
ALLEN PARK - "This shows our kids what the industry is all about. This shows our kids what is required on the job. This is the real deal." It's apparent...
Labor hails new federal overtime rule
Date: Jun-02-2016
Organized labor is liking – and the ruling congressional right wing Republicans are slamming – the new final overtime pay rule the Labor Department announced on May 18. The rule,...
News Briefs
Date: Jun-02-2016
Judge reinstates Wisconsin's RTW law A Wisconsin appeals court on May 24 granted an emergency request to put on hold a Dane County circuit judge’s ruling striking down the state’s...