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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 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. 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 All Posts, Press Release

ENGINEERS NEWS – WINTER 2017 Anyone who has visited our Operating Engineers 324 Sam T. Hart Construction Career Center in the last 12 years has probably been made aware of the special training area that resides to the northwest side of the main road heading back from the All Posts, News Article

Operating Engineers honor veterans, boost access to the building trades Operating Engineers 324 looks forward to expanding veterans’ access to high-quality careers in the skilled trades BLOOMFIELD TWP., Mich. – Ahead of Veterans Day, the Operating Engineers 324 proudly honored Michigan’s veteran operating engineers and renewed their commitment All Posts, Press Release

Michigan’s Skilled Trades Unions Blast Latest Prevailing Wage Effort Prevailing wage repeal is the wrong direction for Michigan’s economy, talent retention and recruitment, leaders say LANSING –The Michigan Laborers’ District Council, Michigan Regional Council of Carpenters and Millwrights (MRCC) and Operating Engineers 324 (OE324) joined together today in All Posts, Press Release

Study Chronicles Almost Two Decades of Skilled Trades Apprenticeship Trends in Michigan Data shows rebound in skilled union workforce, failures from Associated Builders and Contractors of Michigan MICHIGAN — A study released by economics professor Cihan Bilginsoy of the University of Utah in October 2017 detailed trends in All Posts, Press Release

Operating Engineers 324 Wins Fair Contract from Advanced Disposal Workers End Successful Strike Against Northville Waste Disposal Company NORTHVILLE –– After less than a week on strike at Advanced Disposal, the full-time workers represented by Operating Engineers 324 won a 3-year contract on Friday. Operators at the landfill, All Posts, Press Release

Operating Engineers Aid In Hurricane Irma Disaster Relief Operating Engineers 324 a key part of Michigan’s premier 45-person disaster relief crew (HOLLY, Mich.) –– Members of Operating Engineers 324 departed Sunday for Florida as a part of the Michigan Task Force 1 crew, which will aid in disaster All Posts, Press Release

Gov. Snyder Appoints Operating Engineers 324’s Lee Graham to Talent Investment Board Graham Will Represent Organized Labor on Workforce Panel DETROIT –– Today, Operating Engineers 324 praised Gov. Rick Snyder for appointing Labor-Management Education Committee Executive Director Lee Graham to a three-year term on the Governor’s Talent Investment All Posts, Press Release

DETROIT METRO TIMES We live in a post-vocational education world. The problem? That same world still needs skilled trades workers. In fact, in a 2015 report on employment and occupations in skilled trades released by the state of Michigan, researchers estimate that by 2022 skilled trades jobs will All Posts, News Article

Detroit Career Readiness Program Graduates First High School Class Detroit High Schoolers Are on Track for Good-Paying Careers after Completing 16-Week Apprenticeship Program DETROIT –– The first class of Detroit high schoolers have graduated from the Workforce of the Future & Career Readiness Coalition program. A graduation ceremony All Posts, Press Release