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Union help brings to life autistic Play Place

Date: Sep-18-2015

STERLING HEIGHTS - The founder of Play Place for Autistic Children calls the facility a "haven of hope" for families affected by autism. And members of Michigan labor unions and...

GOP group makes road trip for RTW 'How were the roads in Missouri?'

Date: Sep-18-2015

Michigan's right-to-work law, adopted in December 2012 over the vociferous objections of organized labor and state Democratic lawmakers, continues to be a sore subject whenever it comes up. And RTW...

What they did last summer: Ferris State hosts HVACR students

Date: Sep-18-2015

BIG RAPIDS - It was a summer well-spent for a group of Ferris State University students who took part in the school's HVACR Summer Academy. This academy provides an innovative...

Statewide ad campaign seeks to fill need for skilled workers

Date: Sep-18-2015

DETROIT – A coalition of organized construction contractor associations and skilled labor unions launched a new advertising campaign on Labor Day to raise awareness about career opportunities in the skilled...

News Briefs

Date: Sep-18-2015

No progress on roads or prevailing wage LANSING – With the state Legislature focused on ousting State Reps. Cindy Gamrat and Todd Courser for carrying on an affair and covering...

Anti-prevailing wage petitioners 'beating the time frame,' ABC says

Date: Sep-04-2015

LANSING - A spokesman for the group behind the effort to collect at least 252,523 petition signatures which could lead to the repeal of the Michigan Prevailing Wage Act said...

Road deal fails, but is prevailing wage save in the mix?

Date: Sep-04-2015

LANSING - A deal to pass a long-awaited road funding bill failed, again, in the state Legislature, as lawmakers wrapped up a short summertime session on Aug. 20 without agreeing...

Trades help integrate Munson cancer treatment under one roof

Date: Sep-04-2015

TRAVERSE CITY - Cancer patients in Northwest Michigan who might have traveled downstate for treatment will soon have an option for treatment in a single facility - Munson Medical Center's...

Safety is Job 1 at Holland Energy Park

Date: Sep-04-2015

HOLLAND - Barton Malow Construction Services, the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) and the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA) on Aug. 20 signed a formal partnership...

News Briefs

Date: Sep-04-2015

Mixed results for poll on union views WASHINGTON (PAI) — Gallup polls on Americans’ views about unions contain a mixed message for workers and their allies: Union favorability is at...