Bulletins
In the summer of 2018, MITA was approached by the Dave Fons Memorial Fund to establish a name scholarship that will be distributed annually through the MITA Scholarship Fund. MITA is pleased to announce that the pursuit of this scholarship will be open to all potential applicants looking to foster
A bipartisan, bicameral proposal to increase investments into our water infrastructure has passed both chambers in Congress and now heads to the President’s desk, where he is expected to give his signature of approval. The Senate recently passed 99-1 the America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 with the same language as
As road projects resume operations across the state following the September lockout of Operating Engineers, Local 324 (OE 324) employees, the Laborers District Council and MITA have agreed to extend their current contract, which originally went into effect on June 1, 2013. The agreed upon wage increases and overtime adjustments
Although the lockout of the Operating Engineers, Local 324 (OE 324) ended on September 27, 2018, when the industry agreed to go back to work, project schedules are still experiencing delays due to the ongoing labor dispute with OE 324. MITA continues to communicate information about the disruptive tactics and
A trailblazer in transportation management, an advocate for freight railroads, a former deputy director who championed multi-modal transportation, a mass transit leader, and an innovator in aeronautics are among those who will be inducted Thursday into the Michigan Transportation Hall of Honor. Two of the honorees plan to attend the
As every MITA member should be aware, the industry (MITA and its’ road building contractors) ended the defensive lockout of all Operating Engineers, Local 324 (OE 324) members last Thursday, September 27th, and agreed to go back to work. The industry agreed to end the lockout after of a series
The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is hosting a DBE workshop on wage and labor compliance payroll preparation. The workshop will be held Thursday, November 8th in Detroit, Michigan. Click here for more information. If you have any questions or comments, please contact Glenn Bukoski or Rachelle VanDeventer at the
Effective immediately, the industry (MITA and its’ road building contractors) will end the defensive lockout of all International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 324 (OE 234) employees and go back to work. This end of the almost month-long lockout comes after a week of meetings initiated and facilitated by
THIS IS AN UPDATE TO YESTERDAY EVENING’S BULLETIN. PLEASE NOTE THE BOLDED SENTENCE IN THE FOURTH PARAGRAPH. This bulletin is follow-up to our Friday, September 21st bulletin and is intended to give you guidance on responding to MDOT’s letter denying requests to suspend projects and notices or actual requests for
This bulletin is a follow-up to our Friday, September 21st bulletin and is intended to give you guidance on responding to MDOT’s letter denying requests to suspend projects and notices or actual requests for time extensions or additional compensation. The MDOT letter may be from a Local Agency if you
All MITA POA contractors who received the MDOT “Certified Payrolls, Deficient Notice 1” as a prime contractor or a subcontractor will soon be required to submit their response to that notice inquiry as the 30-day response deadline approaches. Linked below is a sample response letter we are recommending that all
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Mike Nystrom, Executive VP Sept. 20, 2018 OE 324 Leaders Falsely Claim that MITA Rejected an Agreement to Restart Road Work “The Union Leaders are Flat out Lying” This statement is from Mike Nystrom, executive vice president of the Michigan Infrastructure and Transportation Association (MITA). Nystrom is commenting
