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Schauer for governor: When labor votes, 'we take back our state'
Date: Sep-12-2014
DETROIT – Mark Schauer told the Labor Day audience that he’s running for governor to “make a difference,” while pointing out the differences between himself and his opponent, Gov. Rick...
Union busters want to get a grip on Labor Day
Date: Sep-12-2014
Don’t look now, but the union haters are muscling in on Labor Day. On Labor Day, 2012, then-Republican U.S. House Majority Leader Eric Cantor paid tribute to the American worker...
For all the marble: trades restore historic lighthouse's exterior
Date: Aug-29-2014
DETROIT – There are at least 115 lighthouses in the State of Michigan, many of them continuing to provide a visible navigational aid to Great Lakes mariners, and in many...
Livingston County bans prevailing wage on its building work
Date: Aug-29-2014
The Livingston County Board of Commissioners voted 5-4 on Aug. 4 to “not require prevailing wage” on county-funded construction projects. Not allowing prevailing wage requirements allows the county to hire...
'Monster labor festival' suggested, came to pass at 1st Labor Day celebration
Date: Aug-29-2014
How did Labor Day begin? The Labor Day holiday is interesting because it evolved over a period of years. In 19th century America, there was already a tradition of having...
More of the same, with slow growth for construction
Date: Aug-29-2014
Michigan gained 4,300 construction jobs from July 2013 to July 2014, another ho-hum increase that reflects a national trend of painfully slow but generally steady upward monthly increases in employment....
News Briefs
Date: Aug-29-2014
U.S. construction up 4 percent this year New construction starts in July rose 6 percent from the month before to a rate of $588.8 billion, McGraw Hill Construction reported Aug. 21....
On deck: Labor Day events and activities
Date: Aug-29-2014
With the sun setting on another summer, Labor Day is making its annual melancholy appearance on the calendar. There’s still time to support each other and the institution of organized...
So far, I-96 repair a smooth operation
Date: Aug-29-2014
LIVONIA – The I-96 Fix is in the mix. Completed in 1971, the seven mile stretch of the I-96 Expressway between Newburgh and Telegraph Rds. has been at the end...
The Pullman Strike: 'President Cleveland seized the chance at conciliation, and Labor Day was born'
Date: Aug-29-2014
Conceived by America’s labor unions as a testament to their cause, the legislation sanctioning the Labor Day holiday was shepherded through Congress amid labor unrest and signed by President Grover...