Bulletins
MITA LRD Cmte. Response To OE 324 Claim That Multi-Employer Association Contract Is Being Negotiated
On July 23, 2018, MITA received a letter from Douglas Stockwell, Business Manager of Operating Engineers, Local 324 (OE 324). Contrary to what the letter claims, MITA has NOT been informing any persons or entities, including its membership, that OE 324 is negotiating a multi-employer association contract with MITA.
This bulletin only applies to contractors who have signed power of attorney to MITA for Road and Utility Distribution construction. If you are an independent union contractor, you will have received a separate mailing and will be working under a separate set of rules that will not affect your fringe
Construction companies look for new workers as new jobs flow into Michigan Fox 47 News July 12, 2018 There’s no question that Michigan has a dire need for road improvements. Aside from complaints from all of us driving them, the last infrastructure report card from the American Society
Attached please find a document regarding threats to Operating Engineers 324 (OE 324) healthcare. If your employees have questions about the latest facts and information, please refer them to www.michiganinfrastructurelabornegotiations.com. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Mike Nystrom, Executive Vice President, at mikenystrom@thinkmita.org or at 517-347-8336.
On June 6, 2018, the Michigan legislature passed legislation that repealed Michigan’s long-standing prevailing wage law, PA 166 of 1965. PA 166 of 1965 required prevailing wages and fringe benefits on state projects involving public buildings, schools, works, bridges, highways and roads that were authorized by a contracting agent. The law defined
The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) has posted a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for a Local Agency Design Build project on the Grosse Ile Bridge, Wayne County. Responses are due on August 10, 2018. Click here for more information. If you have any questions, please contact Glenn Bukoski at glennbukoski@thinkmita.org, or Rachelle
The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) has posted a Request for Proposals (RFP) for an Adaptive Signal Control Technology (ASCT) project on US-31 and M-72 in Traverse City. Responses are due on July 6, 2018 at 4:00pm EST. Click here for more information. If you have any questions, please contact Glenn
The Laborers’ District Council recently issued the attached letter as a friendly, though very serious, warning to any contractor who might consider signing any contract (Utility or Road) with Operating Engineers, Local 324 (OE 324). The letter was initially addressed to MITA, but will also be sent directly to ALL contractors
Earlier today, MDOT communicated their direction and plans for implementing the repeal of the State of Michigan prevailing wages on projects they process through bid letting to MITA. Although the Michigan legislature passed legislation on June 6th repealing Michigan’s long-standing prevailing wage law, MDOT indicated that the formal implementation date
Recent events and numerous calls, as well as an impending deadline have prompted MITA to reissue this important information. In 2015, MIOSHA updated the Administrative Standard Part 11, Recording and Reporting of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses, requiring employers to report work-related fatalities to MIOSHA within eight hours. Any in-patient hospitalization
The MITA Workforce Development Committee held its second meeting on June 19, where it was determined that a youth program should be developed. This program would be modeled after a similar one already underway in the city of Detroit – Detroit Workforce of the Future (DWF). DWF is set up
Operating Engineers, Local 324 (OE 324) continues to refuse to meet with MITA, even though the MITA/OE Utility Distribution Agreement has been expired since May 1, 2018, and the MITA/OE Road Agreement has been expired since June 1, 2018. By all accounts, business continues as usual; however, there are many
