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 in Howell, equipped with everything
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 trades. Students from about 70 schools gathered
Road construction workers ratify 5-year contract https://www.crainsdetroit.com/construction/road-construction-workers-ratify-5-year-contract ANISA JIBRELL Operating Engineers 324 OK’s deal with newly formed Michigan Union Contractors Group Construction progress of state’s infrastructure “will continue unobstructed,” union says Workers to get wage increases, investments in training and safety The International Union of Operating Engineers 324 members approved a new, five-year road construction
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 to put an end to
Operating Engineers 324 shares Governor’s frustration with involuntary layoffs MITA’s behavior prompts Governor to request state investigation BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP – Today, Michigan Governor Rick Snyder expressed frustration with the Michigan Infrastructure and Transportation Association (MITA) directed layoffs that have ground road construction work in the state to a standstill. Operating Engineers 324 (OE324) echoed this