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Young people can use help to work safe this summer
Date: May-26-2000
In today's tight job market, more and more employers, for the first time, will turn to younger people to meet these needs this summer. For many young people, this will...
Detroit Building Trades among GARDE honorees for fast-paced school work
Date: May-12-2000
The Greater Detroit Building and Construction Trades Council, along with Detroit Public Schools and Barton Malow Co., were recipients of one of the 2000 GARDE Awards for work performed during...
Let's direct our resources to supporting our candidates
Date: May-12-2000
By Tom Boensch Michigan Building Trades Council A few affiliates have inquired about holding a labor rally this fall at the State Capitol. As I explained at the March Michigan...
Metro Airport expansion cruises along
Date: May-12-2000
One of the largest construction projects ever undertaken in Michigan is moving nonstop toward completion. Few people who have flown in or out of Metropolitan Airport in Romulus would disagree...
MIOSHA inspectors hustle, but employer penalties are lacking
Date: May-12-2000
When it comes to the frequency of workplace safety inspections in the U.S., Michigan stacks up pretty well. But it's another story when it comes to imposing fines on contractors...
Rail trestle down for the count
Date: May-12-2000
MARQUETTE - The wrestling match is over, and the trestle that once supported thousands of ore-carrying railroad cars to and from the city's docks is permanently down for the count....
Stiffer employer fines, more money proposed to improve worker safety
Date: May-12-2000
LANSING - More MIOSHA inspectors and stiffer penalties against companies that violate worker safety standards - those are two ever-present objectives of the building trades, and they're actually getting some...
Trades raise money for parishes
Date: May-12-2000
The building trades honored local union officers who have gone on to the International Union on March 30, then used the proceeds from the luncheon to do some good back...
Aaron Mechanical's ex-employee list grows
Date: Apr-28-2000
Another major player has defected from the team of Hardhats working for Aaron Mechanical, one of the largest nonunion mechanical contractors in the state. Kevin Steiner, Aaron's foreman and the...
Contractor appreciates trades' work at Marathon
Date: Apr-28-2000
The following letter was sent to Greater Detroit Building Trades Council Secretary-Treasurer Patrick Devlin, regarding work at the Marathon Ashland Alky 2000 Turnaround Project. Building trades representatives went through extensive...