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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 All Posts, Press Release

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/opinion/2019/07/09/letter-let-free-market-competition-fix-roads/1672920001/ A few legislators in Lansing, backed by special interests, are trying to sneak through a proposal to bar many contractors from bidding on state projects. This is government meddling in private commerce. That the Detroit News supports government intrusion into private business is both surprising and disappointing. All Posts, News Article

“We’re specialized here in pipeline.  It’s different than anything else you might do – this pipe don’t give at all.”  OE324 member and longtime pipeliner Tom McEvoy would know.  McEvoy has been working in the pipeline and distribution sector as an Operating Engineer 324 member since 1989.  Today, 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

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 All Posts, News Article

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 All Posts, Press Release

Even as the Construction industry becomes more diverse daily, Brenda Davis strikes a unique figure on the job site: an African-American woman who’s only 18 years old and barely a year out of high school. But once she puts on her hardhat, Brenda instantly becomes a member of All Posts, News Article

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 All Posts, Press Release

Matt Gibson clearly remembers the day last fall Tony D’Ascenzo, one of the owners of Guardian Plumbing and Heating called him into a private meeting.  Gibson had worked his way up at Guardian over 8 years, and was just completing his Apprenticeship at the Operating Engineers 324 Stationary All Posts, News Article

Labor Management Education Committee – Lee Graham, Spring 2019Winter may have arrived later than usual, but now Spring is right around the corner and for Labor Management, it is a chance to continue the many great opportunities and projects we have been working on throughout the cold months. All Posts

Job-seekers looking for good-paying careers as stationary engineers, HVAC techs invited to pick up job training applications on Feb. 15 DETROIT – Operating Engineers 324 is inviting job-seekers who want good-paying careers as stationary engineers and HVAC technicians to pick up job training applications in Detroit on Friday, All Posts, Announcement

With summer coming to an end and fall quickly arriving, a quick recap of a few great things we are partnered with. We are always seeking new and inventive ways to identify and encourage the next generation of skilled tradespeople. Knowing that not all students get the exposure All Posts, News Article