Blog tagged as Labor

Dems, Business Community's Post '22 Relationship Growing Frigid With Policy Differences

06/06/23 10:40 AM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Dems, Business Community's Post '22 Relationship Growing Frigid With Policy Differences
The relationship between Michigan's business associations and the Legislature's Democratic majorities could become more frigid as workforce and regulatory reforms go beyond the expected.

Union Reformer From Indiana Set To Unseat Curry In UAW Presidential Run-Off Race

03/21/23 09:00 AM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Union Reformer From Indiana Set To Unseat Curry In UAW Presidential Run-Off Race
Shawn Fain, a 56-year-old Indiana native who's served as an international representative for the International United Auto Workers (UAW), remains set to defeat incumbent President Ray Curry

Unemployment At Lowest Point Since Pandemic Began

09/15/22 11:14 AM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Unemployment At Lowest Point Since Pandemic Began
Michigan's unemployment rate for August moved down one-tenth of a percentage point from July to 4.1%, according to data released Wednesday by the Department of Technology, Management & Budget (DTMB).

Gov Walks Off 57-Year Tradition Of Leading Labor Day Bridge Event

09/07/22 11:20 AM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Gov Walks Off 57-Year Tradition Of Leading Labor Day Bridge Event
(Source: MIRS.news, Published 09/06/22) Former Gov. G. Mennen Williams was the first governor to lead the walk across the Mackinac Bridge in June 1958, a tradition that was later moved to Labor Day and was continued for 57 continuous bridge walks until Monday.