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2016 Dues Tax Formula

Heather Kevnick — Mon, 20 Feb 2017 19:28:22 +0000

Click here to download the 2016 Dues Taxes Worksheet. Use this to help you calculate total deductible dues.

UZIN Training at the Detroit Carpenters Apprenticeship School

Heather Kevnick — Sat, 11 Feb 2017 04:00:16 +0000

Join us for an evening of product awareness and training by one of the most innovative companies in the floorcovering industry.

Dinner will be served.

Please call the training center to sign up.

The United Brotherhood of Carpenters Met With President Trump to Discuss Union Issues

Heather Kevnick — Tue, 24 Jan 2017 17:15:35 +0000

Washington, D.C. — The United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America (UBC), representing over 500,000 members, announced that General President Douglas J. McCarron and Political and Legislative Director Tom Flynn met with President Donald Trump and other labor leaders this afternoon to advocate for members and discuss core UBC issues.

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Construction boom means plenty of jobs for southeast Michigan

Heather Kevnick — Tue, 24 Jan 2017 17:05:52 +0000

Seventy-four percent of construction firms in Michigan plan to expand hiring in 2017 at the same time that finding skilled workers remains the industry’s biggest concern.That’s according to survey results of construction firm owners released today by the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) and Sage Construction and Real Estate. Click here to read more.

MRCC Call For Mayor Jim Fouts’ Resignation

Heather Kevnick — Mon, 23 Jan 2017 17:04:43 +0000

“The Michigan Regional Council of Carpenters and Millwrights is an organization dedicated to the principles of respect and fairness,” Mike Jackson, Executive Secretary-Treasurer of MRCC, said in a statement. Jackson elaborated, “Our union hall has been in Warren for more than a decade and we have hundreds of members in the area. We would not tolerate this kind of behavior in our organization and we will not tolerate it by our elected officials…We are disgusted by the recordings of Mayor Fouts and our members will be there on Tuesday to echo this for the city council.”
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Carpenters to Meekhof: Stop Targeting Wages of Working People

Heather Kevnick — Fri, 20 Jan 2017 16:38:56 +0000

Detroit – The Michigan Regional Council of Carpenters and Millwrights issued the following statement in response to the Senate GOP once again introducing anti-prevailing wage legislation that would cut the pay and benefits of skilled trades workers.

“As Governor Snyder noted in his State of the State Address this week, skilled trades people are literally at the center of rebuilding our great state and are in short supply,” said Mike Jackson, Executive Secretary-Treasurer of the Michigan Regional Council of Carpenters and Millwrights. “If cutting pay and benefits is what Senator Meekhof and his stooges want, then they should lead by example and volunteer to cut their salaries and healthcare benefits first.

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Senate kicks off 2017 with bills to repeal prevailing wage

Heather Kevnick — Wed, 18 Jan 2017 17:08:09 +0000

LANSING, MI — Senate bills 1, 2 and 3 would repeal the state’s prevailing wage laws, and they’ve got support from A, B and C. The Association of Builders and Contractors, that is.

The state’s prevailing wage law applies union-level wages to job sites for public projects like schools and government buildings. The Associated Builders and Contractors have supported its repeal, including through a failed ballot proposal in 2015. Click here to read more.

2 Years, 31 Dead Construction Workers. New York Can Do Better.

Heather Kevnick — Mon, 16 Jan 2017 17:05:10 +0000

After years of advocating for greater workplace safety, labor unions won a huge victory in 1971 when the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration was created. Since then, labor unions fought for all of the safety regulations we have today. In 2009, there were 24 OSHA-related deaths in Michigan, the lowest since Michigan created MIOSHA in 1974.

After Republicans took office and began gutting Michigan’s OSHA regulations, fatalities have risen every year. In 2016, there were 44 MIOSHA related deaths. Click here to read the Op-Ed in the New York Times.

Construction builds up hope for Detroit’s 2017

Heather Kevnick — Mon, 02 Jan 2017 17:15:27 +0000

A string of major construction projects — from a massive hockey arena and street car line down Woodward to the resurrection of the Wayne County jail project — will reshape downtown Detroit in 2017.

It’s a flurry of activity and investment that seemed wildly improbable less than a decade ago. But the construction detours and closed sidewalks are a welcome sign of a new era for many who live and work near downtown. Click here to read more.

First-of-its-kind facility offers people with autism, families a comfortable place to play

Heather Kevnick — Mon, 28 Nov 2016 17:17:34 +0000

“Inclusion. Acceptance. Support.”

That’s the mission of Play-Place for Autistic Children. It’s a 25,000 square foot facility in Sterling Heights in Macomb County, and there’s no place like it elsewhere in the country.

Play-Place is a nonprofit that gives kids who are on the autism spectrum a safe, fun, comfortable place to hang out and play with others. And the Michigan Regional Council of Carpenters and Millwrights is proud to have donated so much time and material to see this come to life. Click here to read more.