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Prevailing Wage Preservation Effort Ropes In Veterans MIRS News, 2/27/18 About 20 veterans from Michigan’s skilled workforce lobbied lawmakers today with a message for lawmakers: “A vote against prevailing wage is a vote against high-quality jobs that allow veterans to support themselves and their families.” As the Bureau of Elections All Posts, News Article

Veterans to Lansing: prevailing wage protects our jobs Veterans in Michigan’s building trades urge lawmakers to support good jobs for veterans and protect prevailing wage LANSING- Veterans from Michigan’s skilled workforce arrived in Lansing today with a single message for lawmakers: a vote against prevailing wage is a vote against All Posts, Press Release

Veterans speak out about prevailing wages in Lansing LANSING, Mich. (WILX) – A group of Veterans gathered in Lansing Tuesday to speak out about and support the prevailing wage vote. Veterans from three skilled trade unions talked at a press conference at the Michigan Senate building on Tuesday morning. Their All Posts, News Article

Review of anti-prevailing wage ballot petition reveals signature shortfall Examination of more than 4,000 signatures finds there are not enough valid signatures to place a repeal on the ballot   LANSING – A thorough, independent review shows there are not enough signatures to place a petition to repeal Michigan’s prevailing All Posts, Press Release

Unions Say Prevailing Wage Repeal Still Falls Short Of Approval MIRS, 2/14/18 A union-backed group has again challenged the signatures for the prevailing wage repeal initiative petition, this time saying the campaign is short the signatures it needs to be on the Nov. 6 ballot. John PIRICH and Andrea HANSEN, All Posts, News Article

Report: Prevailing wage repeal hurts skilled workforce, construction economy A new study of Indiana’s prevailing wage repeal shows the repeal hurt state’s economy, workforce LANSING – A recent, in-depth and non-partisan impact study found Indiana’s 2015 repeal of the prevailing wage reduced worker pay and didn’t save taxpayers money on All Posts, Press Release

The Bureau of Elections will review more than 4,000 of the signatures filed to repeal the prevailing wage law after the Board of State Canvassers unanimously rejected a request by petition sponsor Protecting Michigan Taxpayers to revive enough of the signatures in the smaller sample to put the measure on All Posts, News Article

The Detroit Zoo and Operating Engineers 324 Team Up to offer discount to members in good standing! http://tickets.detroitzoo.org All Posts, Announcement

Operating Engineers 324 Welcomes Job-Seekers to Northern Michigan Training Facility U.P. Residents Will Tour Facility, Learn about Training and Job Opportunities GLADSTONE –– Today, Operating Engineers 324 will welcome students, parents and other job-seekers to an open house at its Northern Michigan Training Facility, 802 Clark Drive, Gladstone, MI 49837. All Posts, Press Release

GLADSTONE, Mich. (WLUC) – Wednesday night Operating Engineers 324 held an open house at their training facility in Gladstone. Sponsored by Gladstone and Rapid River schools, the goal is to show students their career options and the availability of training on a local level. Rapid River / Gladstone Superintendent Jay All Posts, News Article

Training facility open house tonight DAILY PRESS/GLADSTONE — Operating Engineers 324 will hold an open house at its Northern Michigan Training Facility tonight from 6 to 8 p.m. The Northern Michigan Training Facility is located at 802 Clark Drive. The Gladstone and Rapid River schools are event sponsors. The event All Posts, News Article

Operating Engineers’ Corey Chandler Named MASCI Construction Apprentice of the Year Chandler Went ‘Above and Beyond’ During Training DETROIT –– The Michigan Apprenticeship Steering Committee Inc. (MASCI) has named Operating Engineers 324’s Corey Chandler its 2017 Construction Apprentice of the Year. As a graduate of OE 324’s apprenticeship program, Chandler All Posts, Press Release