Operating Engineers praises Whitmer’s budget and road fix, calls on Legislature to find long-term solution HOWELL, Mich. – Operating Engineers OE324 today praised Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s budget and called her proposal to jumpstart more than 120 major road construction projects statewide an investment in Michigan’s future. Approved by the Michigan Transportation Commission on Jan. 30,
Operating Engineers 324 today applauded Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s vetoing of several items in the submitted 2019 Transportation budget that would have drastically impacted the state’s ability to move forward on infrastructure. This includes the veto of a section added to the boilerplate language that would have prohibited MDoT from awarding road contracts to union contractors
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 announced that it fully supports
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 someone, there are three fingers
Michigan roadbuilders OK 5-year labor deal with contractors https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2019/04/30/mich-roadbuilders-ok-5-year-labor-deal-contractors/3625001002/ Charles E. Ramirez, The Detroit News The union representing Michigan’s road builders said Tuesday its members have ratified a five-year labor deal with a newly formed association of road contractors. Operating Engineers Local 324 officials said the contract with the Michigan Union Contractors Group “ensures the