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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

Whitmer applauds Construction Career Days for opening door to good paying jobs in skilled trades HOWELL – Gov. Gretchen Whitmer praised Construction Career Days as key to introducing Michiganders to good paying jobs when she joined more than 3,800 students who attended the event at Operating Engineers 324 career center All Posts, Press Release

Operating Engineers 324, Michigan Union Contractors Group Ratify New, Five Year Road Construction Agreement Last week, Operating Engineers 324 members ratified a new, five-year Highway, Bridge and Airport agreement with the newly formed Michigan Union Contractors Group (MUGC). The MUGC is an association comprised of the largest road contractors in All Posts, Press Release

We are extremely disappointed that Detroit Renewable Energy has chosen to shutter their Detroit facility without warning and eliminate the jobs of 150 hard working skilled employees. This decision is short-sighted, and eliminates a source of renewable energy important to the future of the region. More importantly, it eliminates good All Posts, Press Release

Operating Engineers 324 comment on Gov. Whitmer’s State of the State Address Operating Engineers applaud Governor’s vision to drastically improve Michigan’s Infrastructure and Workforce Development MICHIGAN — Operating Engineers 324 Business Manager and General Vice-President Douglas W. Stockwell released the following statement regarding Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s State of the State All Posts, Press Release

Beverly Hills, MI — For the first time in eight years, the Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) has a new road commissioner: Andrea LaLonde of Clawson. LaLonde is an employee of the Operating Engineers 324 of Michigan where she has worked for 11 years. She participated in her first All Posts, Press Release

Operating Engineers 324 Matt Gibson Awarded MASCI’s Apprentice of The Year DETROIT – The Operating Engineers 324 is proud to announce that Stationary Engineer Apprentice Matt Gibson has been awarded the Michigan Apprenticeship Steering Committee Inc’s “Apprentice of the Year” for Manufacturing during a ceremony on Tuesday. “We couldn’t be All Posts, Press Release

Operating Engineers 324 Statement regarding potential Federal pension legislation Operating Engineers 324 is deeply troubled by reports coming from Washington DC regarding legislation around retirement provision and pension reform. The key issues pertain to large multi-employer plans that are in danger of failing, costing billions of dollars from the Pension All Posts, Press Release

High School Guidance Counselors Tour Operating Engineers 324’s Construction Career Center Counselors Learned about Apprenticeships and Tried out State-of-the-Art Equipment and Technology HOWELL –– Today, Operating Engineers 324 gave high school counselors hands-on tours at their Construction Career Center in Howell, the largest such facility in the state. This event All Posts, Press Release

Operating Engineers 324 Congratulates Whitmer, Gilchrist, and Endorsed Candidates across Michigan on Victories OE 324 Mobilized Members for Successful Canvassing Programs around the State LANSING –– Operating Engineers 324 today extended congratulations to Governor-Elect Gretchen Whitmer, Lieutenant Governor-Elect Garlin Gilchrist on their hard-fought victory last night. OE 324 was proud All Posts, Press Release

Gov. Snyder: Road projects to get underway immediately as labor impasse is resolved LANSING — Gov. Rick Snyder today announced that work will begin on Michigan’s road projects immediately now that the contractors’ association and operating engineers’ union agreed to continue working without a contract through the 2018 construction season. All Posts, Press Release

Governor Snyder and MITA renege on agreement to get workers back on the job Gov. Rick Snyder Administration Offered and then Reneged on Handshake Agreement To Get Road Construction Moving, Workers Back on the Job DETROIT –– Operating Engineers 324 today called for a direct meeting with Governor Rick Snyder All Posts, Press Release