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Michigan is no longer a ‘right-to-work’ state

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The repeal, which took effect Tuesday, is the first such reversal since states began implementing laws that prohibit union security agreements in the 1940s.

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Michigan association's impasse with union equipment operators stalls hundreds of jobsites

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Michigan Infrastructure & Transportation Association's lockout of approximately 2,000 union operating engineers due to failed negotiations has some contractors hiring nonunion and out-of-state operators to keep projects going.

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Michigan contractors replace locked-out union engineers with private operators

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State contractors are "looking at all options" to resume their work after 23 days of unsuccessful talks with Operating Engineers Local 324.

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Commercial Construction Strategies: Flagship Stores to Footprint Expansion

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Some great examples of this are the variety of restaurant and retail build-outs we’ve completed up and down Chicago’s Michigan Avenue. And, of course, the desire to use union vs non-union labor can dramatically influence costs and timelines. Understanding all these requirements before you begin will save you time and money.

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Ghafari joins forces with Eview 360

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This investment formalizes the longstanding alliance of two Michigan-based companies that are jointly committed to delivering forward-thinking, user-centric spaces and cutting-edge technology applications.

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Primco Management Developing Medical Marijuana Properties In Michigan

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. “We are overjoyed by the relationship that we have established with DTRB Management and Primco Management; I look forward to what this union will bring to the city of Flint,” added 1st Ward City Councilman Eric Mays. Great Lakes Blog-July-2014 Flint Medical Marijuana Primco'

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The Wave Will Spread

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In the drive to remain competitive and to free themselves from the encumbrances of labor unions, US manufacturers have been shifting resources to right to work states, where they believe the machine can run better. In right to work states, it is illegal to require that employees join a union or pay union dues to get or keep a job.

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