Sandy Thistle never considered becoming a carpenter before two of her friends started pursuing careers in the skilled trades.

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New federal data show union membership in Wisconsin has declined nearly 40 percent since legislation was passed gutting collective bargaining for public workers.

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State Rep. Rob Hutton's attempt to ensure "the importance of providing a neutral and competitive playing field" by prohibiting the use of project-labor agreements on taxpayer-funded projects flies in the face of the realities of today’s construction industry, and is a direct affront to the wishes and desires of the American electorate during the recent election.

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In the construction industry, support for Dane County Executive Joe Parisi's bid for a second term in office is largely a matter of union affiliation.

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Even as state lawmakers listened to testimony Tuesday on a bill that would repeal the state's prevailing wage laws, one of the main supporters of the proposal was calling for a change that would keep the government-set compensation rates in place only for state projects.

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Wisconsin taxpayers are being sold a bill of goods by those who seek repeal of our state prevailing wage law, yet have a dangerously low understanding of today's construction market.

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Despite the opposition of one Madison sheet-metal worker, trades union members largely expressed agreement Tuesday morning with their leaders' call to reason with lawmakers over right-to-work legislation rather than take to the street in protest.

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A trades union leader said Saturday that he and his colleagues will not be encouraging their members to take part in two rallies the AFL-CIO has organized next week to protest right-to-work legislation pushed by Republican lawmakers.

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The Building and Construction Trades Council of South Central Wisconsin will host its 12th annual Careers in Construction fair on March 19 in Madison.

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Despite a worker’s death Monday at a Madison hotel construction site, developers and union officials are moving forward with an event to recruit more people for the project.

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