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Building materials costs climb, and tariff threats aren't helping
Date: May-04-2018
U.S. construction costs climbed again in March, with increases for a wide range of building materials, including many that are subject to proposed tariffs that could drive prices still higher...
Crapo Building's old beauty bared behind Modern aluminum skin
Date: May-04-2018
BAY CITY - In 1959, the owners of the Bay City Bank Building at Washington and Center avenues decided their building was due for a facelift. A local company was...
Michigan, U.S. enjoy a strong first quarter '18
Date: May-04-2018
Michigan's first quarter 2018 construction industry picked up where a strong 2017 left off. At the end of March, employment in Michigan's construction industry rose by a very healthy 7.5...
State board declines to OK prevailing wage repeal petitions
Date: May-04-2018
LANSING - The Michigan Board of State Canvassers on April 26 deadlocked 2-2 on whether to certify petition language that would repeal the state Prevailing Wage Act of 1965. The...
Supreme Court narrows OT pay eligibility
Date: May-04-2018
By Mark Gruenberg PAI Staff Writer WASHINGTON (PAI)--A new Supreme Court ruling against a small group of workers – auto dealership service advisors – potentially blows a big hole in...
Trades need to corral assets, keep high standards, and push for infrastructure now, NABTU chief says
Date: May-04-2018
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Parts of the nation, including Michigan, are in the grips of a "race to the bottom" mentality among state and federal lawmakers, who seek a low-wage, low-skill...
Congress gets to work on multi-employer pension reform plan
Date: Apr-20-2018
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The business and labor communities have broadly come to a meeting of the minds when it comes to finding a solution to the multi-employer pension funding crisis....
Falsely accused jobless claimants to get another day in court
Date: Apr-20-2018
LANSING - Workers who were falsely accused of fraud by the state's Unemployment Insurance Agency (UIA) may finally get a chance at justice. On April 6 the Michigan Supreme Court...
Insulators urge: 'Unite for a Cure' for mesothelioma
Date: Apr-20-2018
Battling the deadly scourge of mesothelioma and other occupational lung diseases, was the topic of a two-day symposium last month put on by the Heat and Frost Insulators International in...
NMU invites students for a stay in The Woods
Date: Apr-20-2018
MARQUETTE - Today's college students prefer a nice home away from home in their residence halls, with modern features, more space, and greater privacy. And that's what Northern Michigan University...