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Guest Column: Michigan Labor Unions Back Line 5, the Great Lakes Tunnel
By: Geno Alessandrini, Business Manager, Michigan Laborers December 2, 2020 There’s a lot more that unites us than divides us. Republicans. Democrats. Independents. We all want the opportunity to work a good job and earn a fair wage. Each of us wants to provide for our families. That’s why Michigan Laborers – and union workers […]
Statement from Michigan Laborers Business Manager on Governor’s Move to Shut Down Line 5
“Shutting down Line 5 would hurt workers and it would hurt families. Labor and business, Republicans and Democrats, we all support the Great Lakes Tunnel because it creates and protects jobs and affordable energy. Today’s move will kill jobs and increase fuel costs. That’s the last thing Michigan needs as we work to overcome the […]
Michigan Laborers Statement Mourning Two Union Members’ Deaths
Lansing, Mich – The Michigan Laborers District Council mourns the loss of two Laborers Union members, Nicholas Andres Sada and Davyon Desmond Aereailes Rose, who were struck and killed by a motorist early Saturday morning in Ypsilanti Township. Sada was a 23-year-old with Laborers Local 1191 from Lansing and Rose was a 23-year-old with Laborers […]
Michigan Laborers Statement on Biden Endorsement
After discussions with our leaders and conducting a poll of our members, the General Executive Board of the Laborers’ International Union of North America (LIUNA) endorsed Vice President Joe Biden and Senator Kamala Harris for President and Vice President of the United States of America. The Michigan Laborers are willing to work with and support […]
MLTAI Organizes Disaster Relief Efforts After Midland and Sanford Floods 
MLTAI recently participated in a disaster relief effort in Sanford Michigan. During the Memorial holiday weekend, MLTAI Training Director Lynn Coleman organized a volunteer group in response to the failed dams and the flood damage that followed in the area. With 60 different LiUNA members, training staff, contractor partners, friends, family, volunteers and apprentices, they […]
Michigan Laborers Help Rebuild Sanford War Memorial After Flood
The Michigan Laborers and Michigan Laborers Training and Apprentice Institute were proud to present the Burgess Family with a $5,000 check that will go towards rebuilding the Veterans War Memorial that was destroyed in the Sanford flood. The memorial was dedicated to veterans and lance corporal Ryan Burgess who was killed in Iraq. To make […]
Statement from Michigan LiUNA
“As protests have focused attention upon racial justice for the Black community, the Michigan Laborers stand with all those who are working to achieve a racially just society, and against all those who perpetuate and uphold racism, hatred, bigotry and violence. We share the sentiments expressed by our members in their calls for justice, and […]
Michigan Laborers’ Inaugural Apprentice of the Year Award
The Michigan Laborers’ Training and Apprenticeship Institute (MLTAI) is inviting nominations for its inaugural Apprentice of the Year Award. The award is a formal recognition of a Michigan Laborer that is currently enrolled in our apprenticeship program, and who demonstrates excellence on the job and in the classroom. This includes, but is not limited to: […]
Michigan LiUNA Lowers Health Care Self Payment to $100 in Response to COVID19
In response to the ongoing COVID19 Virus outbreak the Trustees of the Michigan Laborers Health Care Fund and the Laborers Metropolitan Health Care Fund have taken action to lower Active Participants Self Payments to $100 a month. The change will help Members that have been effected by the pandemic to better afford healthcare self-payments so […]