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AFL-CIO further delays action vs. Carpenters
Date: Aug-22-2003
The AFL-CIO has decided to "indefinitely" delay punitive action against the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners (UBC), which stopped paying dues to the labor federation in 2001. The Carpenters...
Michigan due for whopper construction worker shortage, demographer claims
Date: Aug-22-2003
By and large, Hardhats are highly skeptical of claims that there are, or will be, shortages of construction workers. "There isn't enough work to keep everyone employed now," is one...
New rail tunnel on the right track with union commitment
Date: Aug-22-2003
Union groups showed they were all aboard a $400 million plan to convert an existing pair of railway tunnels under the Detroit River to hold truck traffic, while building a...
NEWS BRIEFS
Date: Aug-22-2003
Study: Union trades more productive Construction projects that use union labor are 17 percent more productive than those that use nonunion labor, a new study has found. The study is...
'Our mission has been the protection of the worker'
Date: Aug-22-2003
The approach of Labor Day - a holiday that celebrates the contributions of the American worker - offers us the opportunity to take a quick look back at the founding...
Pipe trades unveil new Great Lakes training facility
Date: Aug-22-2003
YPSILANTI - The 50-year anniversary of the week-long United Association of Plumbers, Pipe Fitters and Sprinkler Fitters Instructor Program coincided with another major milestone: the dedication of the UA's new...
'Union by choice' - Labor celebrates its day on Sept. 1
Date: Aug-22-2003
Union members across Michigan are urged to make plans to attend Labor Day celebrations on Monday, Sept. 1. Parades and parties are planned in Detroit, Grand Rapids, Marquette and Muskegon....
Building trades's hard drive to construct Compuware's HQ wins accolades from owner
Date: Aug-08-2003
Sometimes it's nice to get a pat on the back. Especially when it comes from the owners at Compuware, sponsors of one of the largest single construction projects in the...
Bush and Granholm offer a study in contrasts Wide gap illustrated between president, governor
Date: Aug-08-2003
Michigan Building Trades Annual Convention BELLAIRE - Lansing and Washington D.C. are about 590 miles apart, and the gulf in the leadership philosophies of the respective administrations running the show...
Checking in: New Doubletree Hotel will add more hotel rooms, meeting space
Date: Aug-08-2003
BAY CITY - A city sorely lacking in hotel and conference space will soon be getting it in spades, as Turner Construction and the building trades proceed with construction of...