Marty Mulcahy
LATEST ARTICLES BY Marty Mulcahy
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U.S.
Unions cheer resurrection of Michigan’s prevailing wage law protecting construction worker pay
October 22, 2021“There’s no reason a contractor on a public project should find a competitive edge on the backs of workers, it’s just simply not right,” said Plumbers and Pipe Fitters Local 333 Business Manager Price Dobernick.
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New crop of lawmakers the latest threat to Michigan prevailing wage
December 4, 2014Repeal of the Michigan Prevailing Wage Act would be a coup for "limited government" conservatives, and a devastating blow to the state's construction industry.
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Locked capitol doors lead to Michigan unions’ right-to-work lawsuit
November 13, 2014The long-running war over Michigan's controversial, Republican-engineered "Right to Work" (for less) laws is headed to court.
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The doctor will see you now at Plumbers Local 98’s union hall
August 8, 2014Plumbers Local 98 has joined those forward-thinking building trades unions on the cutting edge that take control of their healthcare challenges.
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Unionized ironworkers aid non-union jobless
August 7, 2014The Ironworkers are trying to find jobs for 280 non-union colleagues left high and dry without pay when a large non-union Michigan contractor suddenly shut its doors.
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GOP forces Michigan to weaken job safety laws
February 8, 2013Passage of a right-to-work law was the big Cahuna for Republican lawmakers, but they were also busy changing, and perhaps lowering, safety standards for Michigan workers.
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Right-to-work (for less) laws speed to Michigan high court
February 7, 2013Michigan's two controversial right-to-work laws are headed on a fast track to the state's Supreme Court.
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Michigan attorney general: “Collective bargaining initiative unconstitutional!”
August 15, 2012Given the hyper-partisan climate in Michigan's state capitol, this shouldn't surprise anyone.
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