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Fire truck that responded to accident also slid off the road where crane operator was killed Author of the article: Jim Moodie The Sudbury Star Publishing date: Apr 09, 2021  •  4 hours ago  •  4 minute read  •  Concrete barriers have been placed on a section of Powerhouse Road in the Worthington area. Cody Proulx, 29, was killed Feb. 24 while working on Powerhouse Road, which leads to the Wabagishik Dam at Lorne Falls. John Lappa/Sudbury Star/Postmedia Network Article conte...

  Local Workers and Local Labor Unions Unite in Support of Heather Hutt for California’s 54th Assembly District By Sentinel Staff Report Heather Hutt (Courtesy Photo) In a time when African American women are fighting for a voice in Sacramento, local labor unions say Heather Hutt is the leader we need in Sacramento to fight for the working class. Heather Hutt comes from a working-class family in the Leimert Park neighborhood, right off of Crenshaw Blvd.  She is a single mother who has raise...

Ashland Times Gazette This is the fifth in a series of 10 Personality stories on the Top 10 academic students in the Loudonville High School Class of 2021. LOUDONVILLE - LeighAnn Cutlip enjoys organizing things. The senior honor student, who carries an impressive 3.94 academic average, said has always enjoyed making things be organized. “I found myself, years ago, forcefully inserting myself into other people’s business to make them better organized,” she said with a smile. “I have also...

Douglas Stockwell is Operating Engineers 324 business manager and general vice president. Anyone driving around, shopping, or living in Detroit today cannot help but marvel at the amount of construction going on in the city. The skyline is full of cranes lifting materials for new buildings and the roads are being repaired and replaced by excavators, pavers and dozers. But renewal by itself is not enough. The investment into rebuilding Detroit means very little if it does not also come with an...

Whitmer April 2021: Safe Digging Month WHEREAS, April is traditionally when spring weather encourages Michigan residents, excavators, and farmers to begin many small and large digging projects; and, WHEREAS, each year, these projects result in thousands of unintentional damages to underground utilities and pipelines by those who fail to contact MISS DIG 811 to have underground utilities located; and, WHEREAS, failure to contact MISS DIG 811 by calling 811 or visiting the organizations website ...

Normal, IL, USA / www.cities929.com Apr 1, 2021 2:16 PM Labor unions -- an organized group of workers in a given trade -- have changed the nature of labor relations in the United States. Through collective bargaining, unions have fought to earn many workers rights that many of us take for granted, including weekends off, a 40-hour work week, and paid vacations. As the global economy has become increasingly interconnected, however, foreign competition has resulted in weakening union power in muc...

April 1, 2021, 10:31 am | in International Union of Operating Engineers Local 825 Endorses Joe Cryan for State Senate SPRINGFIELD, NJ (April 1, 2021): Today, the International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 825 announced its endorsement of Senator Joseph Cryan for re-election in the 20th legislative district. Greg Lalevee, Business Manager of IUOE Local 825 released the following statement: “Senator Cryan has a proven track record supporting the hard-working wome...

PASADENA / SAN GABRIEL VALLEY JOURNAL Senator Portantino Affordable Housing Bill Passes Senate Housing Committee  Senate Bill 15, a measure authored Senator Anthony J. Portantino (D – La Canada) which gives incentives to cities that convert abandoned retail sites into affordable and workforce housing, passed the Senate Housing Committee today. “Lack of affordable housing is a major issue for current and potential employers in California counties and negatively impacts our economy,” stat...

Human Services: Reducing staff turnover, out-of-home placement remain major goals for department If you’ve wondered about the services offered at Wadena County Human Services and how they’re paid for, there’s plenty to learn about here. 3:43 pm, Mar. 16, 2021 × The average number of out-of-home placements per month was 50 in 2020. In 2019, the average was 69 and in 2018 it was 56. These are temporary stays for children that can include several months. Photo courtesy...

Harrisburg, Pa. – Governor Tom Wolf reiterated his commitment to phase out Pennsylvania’s gas tax. Phasing it out would require attention to other funding streams to support Pennsylvanias transportation network,