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Unlucky boaters found a friend in Joe Herro
Date: Aug-17-2001
Joe Herro had a busy month in July, and it wasn't because the iron worker had a lot of work at his craft. Herro, who lives on Big Bay De...
Where did the summer go? Time for Labor Day festivities
Date: Aug-17-2001
As much as we hate to acknowledge that Labor Day is just around the corner - the traditional end of summer will be here before we know it. On Monday,...
Construction fatalities up in 2001
Date: Aug-03-2001
In terms of construction fatalities in Michigan, we don't like where the year 2001 is headed… The MIOSHA News reports that through the first six months of this year, construction...
Davison: Nation's first freeway was built right the first time
Date: Aug-03-2001
Detroit has a lot of firsts associated with the automobile. The first production line. The first paved road. The first traffic light. One of the firsts to come along well...
Electrical work on the Madeline is ship-shape, thanks to 498'er
Date: Aug-03-2001
"What am I doing here? Oh, I guess I'm an electrician by trade and a sailor at heart." So said Bob Dost, 75, a retiree who helped build the Madeline,...
Iron Workers 25 celebrates climb to the century mark
Date: Aug-03-2001
Iron Workers Local 25 topped out its 100th birthday July 21 with a party to remember that included 1,800 members and well-wishers at Cobo Center in Detroit. The party honored...
NEWS BRIEFS
Date: Aug-03-2001
AFL-CIO, Carpenters are still talking AFL-CIO President John Sweeney and Carpenters International Union President Doug McCarron plan to continue their "frank, friendly and useful" discussions about the Carpenters' decision to...
State, feds get more alert to roadwork zone safety
Date: Aug-03-2001
How to improve on saving workers' lives and limbs inside of highway construction work zones is getting some welcome, increased attention. On July 10, a summit meeting of 125 construction,...
Topping-out held for Ren Cen's Winter Garden
Date: Aug-03-2001
The steel framework of the G.M. Renaissance Center's Winter Garden is now complete, thanks to the work of Iron Workers Local 25 members and Contour Erection. Some 600 tons of...
Boilermakers have a go-'round with orbital welding training
Date: Jul-20-2001
Not long ago, Magnatech President John Emmerson received a desperate call on a Friday afternoon from a welding contractor building a power plant on a Caribbean island. Twenty percent of...