So this is what the global economy has come to. The wealthiest corporation in the world, General Electric, told its suppliers point blank: "Migrate or be out of business; it's...

Brr. Here comes winter. Whether it's due to global warming or La Nina, the start of cold weather, at least in much of the Lower Peninsula, seems to be getting...

Michigan trades do well with money Settlements in newly negotiated U.S. building trades contracts averaged $1.14 or 3.8 percent for their first year, according to the Construction Labor Research Council....

SALINE - Manufacturing and industrial plant owners want their machinery's gears to mesh properly, they don't want their drill bits to overheat, and they want their motors to operate at...

If you or someone you know is planning on staking out a career in construction over the next eight years…your skills are probably going to be in demand. The U.S....

While Republican lawmakers were taking bites out of unions in Lansing in 1999, GOP lawmakers in Congress were barely nipping at labor's heels. "Nearly all bills (both pro- and anti-labor)...

10-year contract sets new record Anyone who has been in the organized construction industry knows that three-year labor contracts have been the norm for decades. In St. Louis, the pipe...

SCIO TOWNSHIP - It's beginning to look a lot like a union hall. More than nine months after ground was broken on the new 18,000 square-foot building that will house...

An OSHA standard that would require hand-washing facilities on all construction sites is still a priority. But it depends on your definition of "priority." OSHA Administrator Charles Jeffress said Dec....

By David Woodward D-34th District Michigan House As you may know, the Republican-controlled legislature in Michigan has been making strong policy statements about its dislike of unions and their role...