Nobody in organized labor much cares for the Cadillac Tax. It's not terribly popular in Congress, either. Now there's legislation in place that would permanently rid the specter of the...

CHESTERFIELD TWP. - The table has been set. The memorial to the "Fallen 22" of the First Battalion, 24th Marines (1-24) Memorial is now complete. A May 26 ceremony dedicating...

Federal minimum wage gets rusty  Michigan ($9.45 per hour minimum wage) and a number of other states require employers to pay more than the federal $7.25 per hour minimum wage. If...

The nation's construction contractors are generally doing quite well, thank you. The Engineering News Record's list of Top 400 U.S. contractors based on revenue was released last month, and it...

LANSING - The legal ability of Republican lawmakers to change the language in a citizens-backed petition drive is a matter that's being presented to the Michigan Supreme Court. The court...

TROY - The top plumbing, pipe fitting and sprinkler fitter apprentices from six states descended on two union training centers during the week of June 3, displaying their knowledge and...

LANSING - More farmland in the state will be available for the placement of commercial solar arrays, according to an announcement made June 3 by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Whitmer and...

LANSING - State Rep. Larry Inman (R-Williamsburg) is still a Michigan lawmaker, but he apparently has little support from his peers to keep his job, and indeed, is getting quite...

MUSKEGON - The Muskegon City Commission on May 28 removed a prevailing wage requirement from contract language involving the construction of a new $19.5 million convention center in the city....

Whitmer puts 'Labor' back in Labor Dept. LANSING - Labor has a department to call its own in state government - again. On June 6 Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced...