Articles tagged: union negotiations
Washtenaw County may expedite union negotiations to defer effects of right-to-work
Posted: Feb 06, 2013To preserve union rights in the face of right-to-work legislation passed by the lame duck Michigan legislature in December, Washtenaw County may choose to expedite the negotiation of most of its union contracts. Read more »
Union training events to stay in Ann Arbor this year; future placement under consideration after right-to-work's passage
Posted: Jan 20, 2013Michigan's passage of right-to-work legislation will be a point of discussion for union organizations that hold their annual training events in Ann Arbor after 2013, according to official representatives. At a recent Washtenaw County Board ... Read more »
Will Washtenaw County lose lucrative union conventions in wake of right-to-work passage?
Posted: Jan 04, 2013Right-to-work laws signed by Gov. Rick Snyder Dec. 11 that overturned decades of closed-shop agreements between employers and unions in Michigan may have future economic implications for Washtenaw County. Read more »
National plumber instructor training in Ann Arbor goes global with new Australian affiliation
Posted: Aug 15, 2012The annual United Association North America training convention held at Washtenaw Community College has a decidedly more international feel this year thanks to a new affiliation with the Plumbers Trade Employees Association of Australia. Read more »
EMU union overwhelmingly votes down contract, puts message in sky: 'President Martin unfair to clericals'
Posted: Jul 11, 2012Feeling they weren’t being heard at the negotiating table, the leaders of the Eastern Michigan University clerical union sent a message Tuesday university administrators could not ignore. Read more »
Saline Area Schools support staff: Don't privatize us
Posted: Jun 13, 2012With its contract expiration date looming, the Saline Education Support Personnel labor union showed up in force at Tuesday's Board of Education meeting to beg leaders for an end to the negotiations and not to privatize their services. Read more »
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