Bulletins
Legal counsel has notified MITA of recent changes to the standard employment application. This application has been updated and is now available for download at MITA’s website. The PDF file can be found on the “Legal Services” page or click here to download it now. If you have any questions, feel free
Yesterday, Gov. Granholm held a ceremonial bill signing for bills designed to bolster greater use of sidewalks and bike paths. Under the “Complete Streets” legislation (HB 6151-6152), road agencies would be required to consider efficient movement of people and goods by motor vehicles, bicycles and pedestrians in their transportation master
Michigan Distribution Contractors Association (MDCA) As of January 1, 2011, MITA is happy to announce that the association will begin representing the Michigan Distribution Contractors Association in all matters relating to that industry’s collective bargaining agreements. As part of this consolidation, MDCA will be dissolved and all three utility distribution
March 23, 2010 RE: Teamster Fringe Adjustments The following Fringe Benefits become effective April 1, 2010: Underground Construction: Counties of Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, Washtenaw, Monroe, St. Clair, Genesee, Shiawassee and Lapeer. Health & Welfare – $327.95 per week Pension – $46.20 per day with maximum of $231.00 per week Road Construction: Entire State Health
After years of work, MDOT, in conjunction with Industry, has posted an updated Traffic Regulating Instruction Manual. The system operations advisory instructs all traffic regulators and supervisors to read the manual. The Standard Specification is being developed. Click here for the updated manual. To read MDOT’s System Operations Advisory, Click
EPA and the government partners working on the Enbridge oil spill have received many calls from contractors interested in doing business with the response effort. Businesses currently working at the site are under contract with the agency to perform work under EPA’s Superfund Technical Assistance and Response Team (START) and
You win some, you lose some. That’s what happens in every election and last night was no exception. By now you all know, Virg Bernero and Rick “The Nerd” Snyder are the nominees for governor. On the Democrat side, it looks like the old guard labor union establishment was able
MITA would like to thank all of the 2010 Southeastern Golf Outing Sponsors! This outing could not have been possible without both the golfers and all of the sponsors. MITA hopes to continue this great success in the future, and we hope that you and your organization will be a
TABLE AGREEMENT FOR UNDERGROUND CONSTRUCTION BETWEEN THE MICHIGAN INFRASTRUCTURE & TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION AND THE INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS LOCAL 324 1. Clean up grammatical, typographical and references to AUC in the language of the Contract. 2. “During the term of this Agreement, the Union will reallocate money from the
The Roads to Pure Michigan are Pure HELL – check out this silly Pure MI spoof video released today by the Michigan Transportation Team. http://bit.ly/PureHell What can you do now that you watched the video?? – Pass it along to your friends by e-mail, Facebook or Twitter. – Contact your legislator regarding the
Prospects for reauthorization of the federal highway spending bill seem remote given the current climate in Washington. Kenneth Orski, a public policy consultant in Washington wrote a brief analysis that we thought we would share with you. His column underscores the importance of contacting your congressman over the summer break.
Memorandum TO: Contractors Members Signatory to the MITA/Operating Engineers -local 324 Underground Agreements FROM: Michael A. Nystrom, Executive Vice President RE: Collective Bargaining Agreement Negotiations The current Underground Construction Agreement between MITA and the Operating Engineers – Local 324 expires at the end of August, 2010. Therefore, I have
