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About 25 local labor organizers — and a fleet of giant inflatable rats — lined Sherman Avenue early Thursday morning, calling for the city to pass a Responsible Bidder Ordinance. Under current city law, publicly bid contracts for city construction projects go by default to the lowest bidder that is a “responsive and responsible” business....
Democrats battled against fellow Democrats in a debate that ultimately saw Kane County adopt new rules that will see the use of union labor for all of the most valuable county construction work.
People love to talk about economic growth. If you keep up with the news at all, you will regularly see stories about new companies coming to Northwest Indiana or existing
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 investment in Detroiters. That is why it is essential for the city to select contractors who truly ...