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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 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 All Posts, Announcement

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 All Posts, Press Release

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

On October 15, WJR’s Building Michigan show was joined by OE324 Labor Management Director Lee Graham, OE324 Instructor John Haberkorn, Apprentice Lamar Richardson, North Central Director of the National Association of Women in Construction Rita Brown, OE324 Career and Outreach Coordinator John Hartwell and OE324 Communications Director Dan All Posts, News Article

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 All Posts, News Article

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 All Posts, News Article

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 All Posts, News Article

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 All Posts, Press Release

Whitmer Joins Thousands Of Students For Construction Career Days https://www.whmi.com/news/article/students-construction-career-operating-engineers-324-howell-ted May 3, 2019 Students from more than a 100 schools across the state took part in this year’s Michigan Construction Career Days in Howell. Roughly 3,800 students participated in the 2019 Career Days held at the Operating Engineers All Posts, News Article

Whitmer joins thousands of students to promote jobs in construction, skilled trades in Howell Twp. https://www.livingstondaily.com/story/news/local/community/howell/2019/05/02/skilled-trades-howell-operating-engineers-construction-career-days-whitmer/3638159002/ Jennifer Timar, Livingston Daily Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and thousands students from across the state attended an event Thursday in Howell Township focused on attracting more young people to jobs in the skilled All Posts, News Article

Want to work in road construction? Here’s what you need to know about training https://www.wxyz.com/getting-around-metro-detroit/want-to-work-in-road-construction-heres-what-you-need-to-know-about-training By: Syma Chowdhry HOWELL, Mich. (WXYZ) — There’s a saying that Michigan has two seasons: winter and construction. The future looks bright for those who want to be the one fixing our roads. All Posts, News Article