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Building Capacity for our Construction Industry…One Student at a Time AUTHOR: Naheed Huq https://www.semcog.org/blog/artmid/528/articleid/311/building-capacity-for-our-construction-industry%e2%80%a6one-student-at-a-time Earlier this month, I attended the graduation of 17 students from the third cohort of the Detroit Workforce of the Future (DWF) program. This 16-week program provides juniors and seniors from three Detroit high schools with All Posts, News Article

Coalition Supports Hollier Legislation To Fix More Roads With The Taxes Drivers Already Pay The Build It Michigan Strong Coalition Supports New Hollier Legislation To Stop Government Waste And Fix More Roads With The Taxes Drivers Already Pay LANSING – The Build It Michigan Strong coalition of labor and business groups All Posts, Press Release

Don’t blame Michigan’s broken roads on fair wages Curtis Hertel https://www.detroitnews.com/story/opinion/2019/08/17/opinion-dont-blame-michigans-broken-roads-fair-wages/2029299001/ A good sign that someone doesn’t have a solution for a problem is when they start misdirecting blame for the problem’s existence, often resorting to scare tactics and scapegoating. As the saying goes, when you point a finger at All Posts, News Article

Contractor accused of unfair labor practices against workers sees heavy machine operators strike for fair treatment GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan (July 31, 2019) – After more than a year of enduring underhanded actions while negotiating in good faith to resolve an Unfair Labor Practice dispute, Operating Engineers who work for Indiana-based Rieth-Riley All Posts, Press Release

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/opinion/2019/07/09/letter-let-free-market-competition-fix-roads/1672920001/ A few legislators in Lansing, backed by special interests, are trying to sneak through a proposal to bar many contractors from bidding on state projects. This is government meddling in private commerce. That the Detroit News supports government intrusion into private business is both surprising and disappointing. Here are All Posts, News Article

It has been a busy spring at Labor Management. As we are into that all-important busy season of construction in Michigan, a quick recap of the great things we are partnered with. On May 1st and 2nd, the Operating Engineers 324 Construction Career Center in Howell hosted the 12th annual All Posts, News Article

“We’re specialized here in pipeline.  It’s different than anything else you might do – this pipe don’t give at all.”  OE324 member and longtime pipeliner Tom McEvoy would know.  McEvoy has been working in the pipeline and distribution sector as an Operating Engineer 324 member since 1989.  Today, he’s showing All Posts, News Article

Ongoing work on the expansion of the Operating Engineers 324 Construction Career Center in Howell, Michigan has necessitated the location of campers visiting for the 2019 Retiree Picnic to be set away from the buildings.  Please be advised the new location does not have access to 50 amp service. We are All Posts, Announcement

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Operating Engineers offers earn-while-you-learn training to fix the damn roads http://www.fox2detroit.com/news/local-news/operating-engineers-offers-earn-while-you-learn-training-to-fix-the-damn-roads (FOX 2) – The governor ran her campaign on it, the state unlocks the money to fix it, but the real work is done in part by the men and women of Operating Engineers 324. Workers are trained at a 555-acre site All Posts, News Article

Build It Michigan Strong Coalition Supports Bill To Ensure MI Is Ready For An Affordable Rebuild Operating Engineers, Teamsters, Michigan Chamber of Commerce and more support bi-partisan legislation to ensure expanded local access to the raw materials needed for infrastructure repair so we can Build It Michigan Strong LANSING — All Posts, Press Release

Operating engineers hope hands-on career day will inspire Michigan students https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/operating-engineers-hope-hands-on-career-day-will-inspire-michigan-students By Rod Meloni – Reporter, CFP ®, Derick Hutchinson HOWELL, Mich. – Many children dream of getting behind heavy equipment, such as a bulldozer or a crane. The operating engineers are hoping to tap into those dreams and inspire All Posts, News Article