OE 324

Operating Engineers sign new pact with state of Michigan to boost worker and workplace safety HOWELL, Mich. – Operating Engineers 324 and the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration has extended their relationship by signing a new three-year agreement to collaborate closely on ways to boost worker health All Posts, Press Release

Operating engineers protest against contractor that cheated workers Indiana company faces charges of unfair labor practices HOWELL, Mich. – Observing recommended COVID-19 precautions and practicing social distancing, Operating Engineer 324 members have resumed picketing a construction company that faces charges of mistreating its workers, and demanded Rieth-Riley Construction All Posts, Press Release

Coalition of Labor, Business, Industry Leaders Stand Together to Back Construction of the Great Lakes Tunnel Coalition Members Filing Comments with Permitting Agencies in Support of Tunnel Construction, Great Lakes, Michigan Jobs Lansing, Mich – To support construction of the Great Lakes Tunnel, an essential infrastructure project for Press Release

The first case of COVID-19 in Michigan was reported on March 10.  Rapidly, things changed for everyone in the state, and Operating Engineers 324 members were no exception.  As schools were cancelled and restaurants closed, many projects were temporarily stopped, and workers asked to wait out the pandemic.  All Posts, News Article

Operating Engineers 324 Director joins Gov. Whitmer’s jobs development board to help boost skilled trades opportunities BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. – Lee Graham, Executive Director of OE324’s Labor Management Education Committee, has been appointed to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s newly created Michigan Workforce Development Board to help increase growth and new opportunities All Posts, Press Release