SOUTHFIELD, Mich. – The union representing Oakland County Road Commission workers held an informational picket today to raise serious safety concerns and call on Road Commission leaders to address safety concerns in contract negotiations. Road Commission workers have remained on the job without a contract for three years, working throughAll Posts, Press Release
Underground, beneath the paths students are taking to walk to class on a typical Monday, the classrooms they are studying in, and the 175-foot-tall University of Detroit Mercy Memorial Tower that announces the venerable institution to the world, Cameron Gardner is in a tunnel. Gardner is an Operating Engineers 324All Posts, News Article
Spring is right around the corner, bringing with it warmer weather and for Labor Management, it is a chance to continue the many great opportunities and projects we have been working on throughout the winter months. In January, we hosted our 19th Annual Upper Peninsula Signatory Contractor Roundtable. We metAll Posts, News Article
Rieth-Riley Construction is back to their old tricks: ignoring facts and trying to deceive the hard-working employees that made them who they are. It’s disappointing but hardly surprising. After being handed a decision by an Administrative Law Judge of the National Labor Relations Board, even after a trial that draggedAll Posts, Announcement
On Friday, January 21, 2022, National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) Charles J. Muhl issued a decision with findings and recommendations in favor of Operating Engineers 324, and Rieth-Riley employees, regarding the 2018 lockout and subsequent events. In 2018, Rieth-Riley Construction Company locked out their Heavy EquipmentAll Posts, Press Release
With fall coming to an end and winter quickly approaching, the New Year is just around the corner. This year has been challenging to say the least, but that didn’t limit our engagement. We stayed busy by taking part in a number of events to continue our ongoing relationships andAll Posts, News Article
HOWELL, Mich. – The Operating Engineers Local 324 joined other skilled trades unions to host Michigan educators from more than 50 schools statewide last Thursday to highlight careers in construction and good-paying jobs that their students can get right out of high school. The event was held at the OperatingAll Posts, Press Release
Operating engineers praise Biden, bipartisan Michigan congress members for infrastructure jobs plan HOWELL, Mich. – Operating Engineers 324 today praised President Biden and members of Michigan’s congressional delegation for passing and signing a federal infrastructure plan that will create and maintain thousands of Michigan jobs. The plan is the mostAll Posts, Press Release
We are pleased and humbled by the overwhelming response to the 2021 National Apprenticeship Week Educator Open House on November 18th. We have received our maximum number of reservations and closed the event to new registrations. We would like to thank our partners for their interest, and we look forwardAll Posts, Announcement
The word “family” is often overused when it comes to work and business. Whether it’s a company proclaiming how it has a “family culture” in the media or a new study showing just how common it is for us to end up spending as much time with coworkers as withAll Posts, News Article
Operating Engineers 324 members honored as 2021 ‘Women of Impact’ in construction industry HOWELL, Mich. – Grit, perseverance and curiosity led Danielle Athey and Krystle Schnell to excel as Operating Engineers, earning them recognition recently as 2021 “Women of Impact” by the National Association of Women in Construction (Michigan chapter).All Posts, Press Release