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Richard Wiecorek and Geraldine Balnkinship. (WWJ Photo)

Michigan Labor History Remembered As Right-To-Work Law Ushered In

As Michigan becomes the nation’s 24th right-to-work state this week, we take a look back.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2013/03/25

Union: Water Department Strike Is Still On

The union said the strike will not end “until there is an agreement from DWSD management that there will be amnesty for all of the 34 fired workers, and that there will be no retaliation against any other workers or union officers.”

CBS Detroit–2012/10/03

Wastewater workers in Detroit on strike. (WWJ Photo/Mike Campbell)

Striking Water Workers Suspended, Face Firing

Thirty-four Detroit Water and Sewerage workers who went on strike over pay cuts and the city’s plan to downsize the department over several years have been suspended without pay and face firing.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/10/03

Water Department Workers Continue Strike Despite Threats Of Termination

Workers are back on the picket line a day after a judge ordered them to end a strike protesting job cuts at the Detroit regional water department.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/10/02

American Red Cross Workers In Mich End Strike

More than 200 American Red Cross workers in Michigan who went on strike in March in a dispute related to contract negotiations are expected back at work.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/06/24

Roy Roberts - Detroit Public Schools - Emergency Financial Manager. (File Photo)

Roberts Predicts DPS Will Avoid Teachers’ Strike

DPS Emergency Manager Roy Roberts is hopeful that the two sides can come together on a new deal.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/06/15

Illegal Strike Possible As Detroit Layoffs Loom

An illegal strike is one of several options by unions upset that Detroit is trying to balance its books by laying off hundreds of workers and imposing steep concessions.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/05/02