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Jack-o’-lanterns and cotton spiderwebs may have decorated the porches of a quiet suburban Lansing neighborhood on October 30th, but Christmas was definitely in the air.  In the pre-dawn hours, a team – including over a dozen Operating Engineers 324 Apprentices, Journeymen and Instructors – assembled to carry out a task All Posts, News Article

Grit drives Mecosta County woman to get Michigan’s top construction apprentice award HOWELL, Mich. – One word keeps coming up to explain Danielle Athey’s drive to succeed. Grit. Recently, the Michigan Apprentice Steering Committee Inc. (MASCI) named Athey, a member of Operating Engineers 324, Michigan’s 2020 Apprentice of the Year All Posts

BLOOMFIELD TWP, Mich. – Operating Engineers 324 today praised the dedication and public service of Wayne County Sheriff Benny Napoleon, who passed away on Thursday. “Sheriff Benny Napoleon was a great leader, a tireless advocate for working men and women, and a warm and a beloved gentleman whose dedication to All Posts, Press Release

On December 15, WJR’s Building Michigan show talked to some special apprentices and their instructors.  First, they spoke to the Michigan Apprenticeship Steering Committee Construction Apprentice of the Year and OE324 Journeyperson Danielle Athey, and OE324 Apprenticeship Coordinator Mark Zinser. They also talked to OE324 Stationary Engineer Apprentice Doug Hilburn All Posts, News Article

2020 was challenging to say the least, but that didn’t limit our outreach programs throughout the state. We stayed busy by taking part in a number of events to continue our ongoing relationships and increase our engagement. National Apprenticeship Week (NAW) is a nationwide celebration that offers leaders in business, All Posts, News Article

BLOOMFIELD TWP, Mich. – Operating Engineers 324 today praised Sen. Tom Casperson, who passed away on Sunday, as a friend and advocate of working families in the Upper Peninsula and across Michigan. “Sen. Tom Casperson was a friend of working families and supported good wages, safe workplaces and a stronger All Posts, Press Release

Guest Column: Great Lakes Tunnel Earns Strong Backing of Michigan Labor Unions By:       Lee Graham, Operating Engineers 324 Labor Management Education Committee Executive Director We all want a good job and a fair wage.  We all deserve the opportunity to provide for our families.  Those aren’t partisan issues.  Even All Posts, Press Release

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 on Nov. 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 skilled training All Posts, Announcement

The Operating Engineers 324 Training Center in Detroit recently hosted the graduation for the juniors and seniors from Osborn, Cody & Pershing High Schools in Detroit for the 4th class of the Detroit Workforce of the Future (DWF). The virtual ceremony was kicked off with a greeting from Michigan Governor All Posts, News Article

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 voters’ ballot All Posts, Press Release

FREE SAFETY TRAINING OPPORTUNITY OFFERED BY WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY Dear industry colleague, We are reaching out to you about our construction safety online training and certification opportunity. You are cordially invited to participate in Wayne State University’s free occupational safety training program. This year we are providing training to the All Posts, Announcement