I am writing today to announce the closure of the Michigan Messenger. After four years of operation in Michigan, the board of the American Independent News Network, has decided to shift publication of its news into a single site, The American Independent at Americanindependent.com. This is part of a shift in strategy, towards new forms [...]
An abstinence-only presentation provided to numerous school districts in Calhoun and Eaton Counties in October of this year provided false and misleading information to students about HIV, experts allege.
Two county registers of deeds filed a class action lawsuit Monday on behalf of Michigan’s 83 counties alleging that the Mortgage Electronic Registration Services owes millions of dollars in property title transfer taxes.
Despite evidence of the impact of mercury on children and public health, Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette last month joined with 24 other state attorneys general in filing a lawsuit to scuttle new EPA regulations that would reduce mercury emissions from power plants.
DETROIT — Wednesday afternoon’s Wayne County courtroom standoff featured lawyers for the mayor who’s up for re-election next week, and city’s largest public employees union whose 3,500 members find themselves at the center of the debate over Detroit’s ballooning $300 million budget deficit.
LANSING — Incumbent Mayor Virgil Bernero is answering charges that local unions are bailing on his re-election campaign saying in an interview with Michigan Messenger that he has “plenty of labor support.”
LANSING — While Lansing Mayor Virgil Bernero stood on the steps of the Capitol Monday fighting to save the American dream, many local unions and union officials were sending a message of their own. “We did opt not to participate in it. We support the message. Our issue is with the messenger with Virg Bernero,” said Ray Michaels of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.
The United Autoworkers of America has thrown its weight behind interim Mayor Kenneth Cockrel Jr. for the May special election. The Detroit Free Press noted that the UAW’s endorsement adds to a pile of support from organized labor to Cockrel, including the Michigan Regional Council of Carpenters and Millwrights and the Detroit Police Officers Association.
United Auto Workers’ President Ron Gettelfinger, who led the union during some of the most tumultuous times in the Big Three’s history, announced today that he will not seek re-election and plans to retire when his term ends next year, The Associated Press reports.
Thanks to Media Mouse for reporting that on Thursday the Republican-led Michigan Senate passed a resolution urging Michigan’s congressional delegation to vote against the federal Employee Free Choice Act which would make it easier to form labor unions.
A prominent labor activist is questioning why the AFL-CIO’s Solidarity Center, which has set up offices in 26 countries with the mission of “promoting democracy and freedom and respect for workers’ rights in global trade,” receives 95 percent of its budget from federal grants.
A week after closing the Chrysler jobs bank, the UAW has reached an agreement with General Motors (NYSE:GM) to close the jobs bank for that company beginning February 2.
Automotive News reports that the UAW has reached an agreement with Chrysler to close down the jobs bank for autoworkers at the struggling company to help them survive lean economic times:
UAW leader Ron Gettelfinger told an auto industry gathering that the union does not anticipate making any wage concessions as part of the restructuring required of the Big Three automakers after receiving billions in federal funds to stave off bankruptcy.
Do you know where to vote on Election Day? Do you know what to bring with you? Get comprehensive voter information for your state here.
Sign up for our email newsletter