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BLOOMFIELD TWP, Mich. – Operating Engineers 324 today praised Sen. Tom Casperson, who passed away on Sunday, as a friend and advocate of working families in the Upper Peninsula and across Michigan. “Sen. Tom Casperson was a friend of working families and supported good wages, safe workplaces and a stronger All Posts, Press Release

Guest Column: Great Lakes Tunnel Earns Strong Backing of Michigan Labor Unions By:       Lee Graham, Operating Engineers 324 Labor Management Education Committee Executive Director We all want a good job and a fair wage.  We all deserve the opportunity to provide for our families.  Those aren’t partisan issues.  Even All Posts, Press Release

Business, labor host free virtual program highlighting skilled labor apprenticeships Nov. 9 HOWELL, Mich. – A collaboration of government offices, labor organizations and others presented a virtual program to highlight Department of Labor-registered apprenticeships in skilled trades and construction in Michigan. The free virtual learning program was held on Nov. All Posts, Press Release

The following proclamation is issued by the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 324 WHEREAS, the National Apprenticeship Act was passed August 16, 1937 thereby establishing the National Registered Apprenticeship system, a comprehensive system of partnering among employers, labor, educational institutions, and federal and state governments to shape skilled training All Posts, Announcement

The Operating Engineers 324 Training Center in Detroit recently hosted the graduation for the juniors and seniors from Osborn, Cody & Pershing High Schools in Detroit for the 4th class of the Detroit Workforce of the Future (DWF). The virtual ceremony was kicked off with a greeting from Michigan Governor All Posts, News Article

Operating Engineers urge ‘Yes’ on Proposal N to restore neighborhoods, create Detroit jobs DETROIT, Mich. – Operating Engineers 324 today endorsed Proposal N, a five-year plan to restore neighborhoods in Detroit and create local jobs, and urged Detroit voters to support the plan. Proposal N is on Detroit voters’ ballot All Posts, Press Release

FREE SAFETY TRAINING OPPORTUNITY OFFERED BY WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY Dear industry colleague, We are reaching out to you about our construction safety online training and certification opportunity. You are cordially invited to participate in Wayne State University’s free occupational safety training program. This year we are providing training to the All Posts, Announcement

Operating Engineers 324 celebrates Detroit high school graduates of groundbreaking construction program DETROIT – Operating Engineers 324 hosted family, friends and students as well as workers and businesses in the skilled trades industry in celebrating high school students who graduated from a 16-week pre-apprenticeship program. Now in its fourth year, All Posts, Press Release

Operating Engineers 324, Fenton schools partner to learn about pathway to good skilled careers HOWELL, MI –Operating Engineers 324 spent a day with Fenton Area Public Schools administrators and shared ways to prepare students for careers in the skilled trades, especially as operating engineers who build and maintain critical infrastructure. All Posts, Press Release

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 and safety 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 resume negotiating All Posts, 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.  Many others All Posts, News Article