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OSHA tightens injury/fatality reporting rules
Date: Sep-26-2014
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration on Sept. 11 announced a final rule requiring employers to notify OSHA when an employee is killed on...
Poll, perhaps, delivers RTW surprise for Michigan labor
Date: Sep-26-2014
Maybe the shock of Michigan becoming a right-to-work state has worn off. Maybe the law that allows free-riders to decline to pay union dues but enjoy the higher pay and...
Snyder's pension tax hike, right-to-work support lead to lift in polling for Schauer
Date: Sep-26-2014
Four years ago, a pair of candidates who were largely unknown to most of Michigan ran for governor. The Democratic candidate, Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero, was trounced by Republican Rick...
Trades rehabilitate old bridge to open Camp Liberty to vets
Date: Sep-26-2014
BROOKLYN, MI – The Raisin River isn’t very wide or deep as it meanders through farmland a few miles northeast of this town in the Irish Hills in Jackson County....
'Turnout is a problem': Peters seeks to overcome voter apathy in Senate bid
Date: Sep-26-2014
Michigan’s open U.S. Senate seat was seen earlier this year by Republicans as a good, potential pickup for their party, with Terry Lynn Land seen as a solid candidate who...
A stronger middle class requires stronger unions
Date: Sep-12-2014
On Labor Day, families gather, politicians pay tribute to values of hard work, and some workers even get an extra day off. But this Labor Day arrives with working families...
Biden to labor: 'this is not your father's Republican Party'
Date: Sep-12-2014
DETROIT – Politics is often in lockstep with the parades and picnics that take place here every year on Labor Day, and this year’s event was no different. Vice President...
Labor Day, 2014: Workers urged not to 'stand still' on Election Day
Date: Sep-12-2014
DETROIT – The city’s Labor Day Parade, one of the largest in the country, once again assumed its traditional role as a stop for local and national politicos as the...
News Briefs
Date: Sep-12-2014
Trying times on Labor Day We’ve had occasional rain on our Labor Day celebrations in Detroit, and we’ve had the occasional visit from presidents and vice presidents over the years. The...
Peters for Senate: 'We need to fight for union rights'
Date: Sep-12-2014
DETROIT – It’s not difficult to see how Washington D.C. becomes like Lansing. Currently, Republicans comfortably control the U.S. House, and Democrats hold a 55-45 lead in the Senate, but...