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A great fender bender Trades press to build G.M. stamping plant
Date: Jun-07-2002
DELTA TWP. - By the first quarter of next year, General Motors will have a plant that can't be touched when it comes to bending and shaping automotive sheet metal....
Could Michigan OK a better sanitation standard in 2002? 'Forget about it'
Date: Jun-07-2002
We reported in March that a new and improved federal standard to improve sanitary facilities on construction job sites is "dead in the water," according to an OSHA representative. The...
Ground breaks on Labor Legacy monument 'Transcend'
Date: Jun-07-2002
Ground was broken May 17 on the Michigan Labor Legacy Project in Detroit, which will be a public work of art that will honor working men and women, describe labor's...
Innovative buildings win top honors for steel construction
Date: Jun-07-2002
A trio of union-built Michigan projects were honored for excellence in steel construction in the 2002 Steel Systems Excellence Awards. The winner in the large project category is the State...
Need a lift? Headache ball's role as an elevator will continue
Date: Jun-07-2002
While Michigan's Hardhats may not get any immediate help from the state in improving construction sanitation standards, the trades and MIOSHA have put their heads together with the headache ball....
NEWS BRIEFS
Date: Jun-07-2002
World Trade Center's final beam removed NEW YORK - The last steel beam left standing at the World Trade Center site was cut down May 28 in the first of...
Senate adopts Fast Track, but pro-worker add-ons may prove a deal-killer
Date: Jun-07-2002
WASHINGTON (PAI) - The Senate on May 23 passed Fast Track legislation, 66-30, rejecting most pro-worker amendments along the way. Passage disappointed the AFL-CIO, which lobbied hard against the law....
First-of-its-kind training programlinks operators, iron workers
Date: May-24-2002
HOWELL - The ties that bind iron workers and crane operators on construction sites are well-established. But until now, the interaction of iron workers and operating engineers on construction sites...
Iron workers' CPR efforts saves bolt supplier
Date: May-24-2002
Medical reports last year called into question the effectiveness of giving CPR, or cardiopulmonary resuscitation, to heart attack victims. On May 6, two iron workers showed that sometimes, CPR works,...
Modern makeover for GM Tech Center
Date: May-24-2002
WARREN - The largest new construction/renovation project ever at the massive General Motors Technical Center is changing the 630-acre campus into modern working space that's ready for the future. The...