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Building Advantage in the News

March 2009

2009 Career Fair Coverage

March 2008

• A lifetime of negotiations - Sweet looks back at career in organized labor
• One Way to Market a Joint Labor-Management Program

November 2007

• Hayden leaves his mark on industry

April 2007

• The Backbone of our Communities

March 2007

• Building Students' Interest in Trades

December 2006

• Making Strides in Building Jobs

November 2006

• Building Students' Interest in Trades

October 2006

• Rising health care costs must be addressed

September 2006

• Work toward clear communication

August 2006

• Prevailing-wage standards benefit all workers, industry
• For the good of the order

July 2006

• Fourth has special meaning to industry

June 2006

• Pension funds need prudent administrators
• IBEW offering training to future work force
• Constructive opportunities for young men

May 2006

• Despite structural changes, labor movement is strong
• Cramped job training center considers move to Wisconsin Ave. Building
• Getting a grip on skilled workers
• For youths, trades offer a path to prosperity
• Not all construction is award-winning

April 2006

• Education bill has good intentions, burdensome results
• Working for the greater good

March 2006

• Building steps to fill the labor shortage
• Industry has solid future here
• Building boom creates worker shortage
• Students prep for a career in trades

February 2006

• Value of construction extends beyond the building
• Minorities, women could help fill labor shortage
• Strides made in diversifying the work force

January 2006

• It all begins with labor
• Higher quality homes require well-trained contractors

December 2005

• Building a strong future in Wisconsin
• Competition needed to protect work force
• Making strides in building jobs: Big Step program helps workers land careers in construction

November 2005

• Merit pay doesn't really pay
• Trades build more than buildings

October 2005

• Careers in trades worth a long look
• Shifting costs of health care still costs

September 2005

• I've made up my mind - don't confuse me with the facts
• Review of taxation process must be priority

August 2005

• Training and dedication are keys to success
• Milwaukee area projects need trained work force

July 2005

• Underlying principles keep unions strong
• Sales-and use-tax reform?

June 2005

• Some advice for the future
• Mediation provides road to labor-management peace

May 2005

• Union construction can't become complacent
• Construction industry must remain strong, solvent

April 2005

• State should adopt apprenticeship tax credit
• Labor Management Viewpoints: Fulfilling the Park East compact

March 2005

• Labor Management Viewpoints: Union construction - an American partnership

February 2005

• Labor Management Viewpoints: Sooner or later, you'll wish you had the permit
• Labor Management Viewpoints: Unfair competition will destroy industry

January 2005

• Labor Management Viewpoints: It's time to hire apprentices

December 2004

• Labor Management Viewpoints: Building Advantage for southeast Wisconsin
• Labor Management Viewpoints: Laborers training - the secret to success

November 2004

• Labor Management Viewpoints: Project quality, wages tied together

October 2004

• Labor Management Viewpoints: Training and safety from an electrical perspective
• Labor Management Viewpoints: Who determines workers' comp rates?

September 2004

• Labor Management Viewpoints: Who in construction trains and why?
• Labor Management Viewpoints: Let's reconsider public benefits for Park East

August 2004

• Labor Management Viewpoints: Not all training programs are equal

July 2004

• Labor Management Viewpoints: Labor and management creating workforce excellence

June 2004

• Labor Management Viewpoints: Health-care crisis requires undivided attention

April 2004

• Labor Management Viewpoints: Revisiting the COIN initiative