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Tuesday, May 14, 2013  Pentagon poised to trim number of civilian furlough days, expand pool of exempt workers

Monday, May 06, 2013  Supporters of the immigration bill brought forward last month by a group of four Republican and four Democratic senators have been cautiously optimistic.

Friday, April 05, 2013  The issue centers around the Bancroft and Eddy project.

Thursday, March 28, 2013  Michigan is now the 24th Right to Work state.

Wednesday, March 20, 2013  AP-NORC Center survey shows high pessimism among low-wage workers despite job gains

Monday, March 11, 2013  Mark Ruess, President of General Motors North America, was there.

Saturday, March 09, 2013  Authorities say two brothers have been found dead in the suburban Detroit home they shared.

Tuesday, February 26, 2013  Flint hires new company to collect trash.

Friday, February 15, 2013  The checks will be up to $6500

Monday, February 11, 2013  Singing, “The union makes us strong," hundreds of local United Auto Workers members donned white shirts to remember the Flint Sit-Down strike that ended on Feb. 11, 1937, when some 700 General Motors employees fought for better working conditions.

Tuesday, February 05, 2013  The Flint East management team today notified employees at the Flint East facility that it will cease operations in November 2013.

Tuesday, January 22, 2013  General Motors is offering a lump sum buyout to hourly workers at the Grand Blanc Weld Tool Center who choose to retire or leave voluntarily.

Monday, January 14, 2013  At least two jobs are being created by Michigan's contentious right-to-work law.

Monday, January 14, 2013  Hemlock Semiconductor is laying off 100 workers in Michigan and three-fourths of its employees in Clarksville, Tenn., shortly before production was to begin.

Friday, December 14, 2012  A historic site marker noting the sit-down strike in 1936-37 by General Motors hourly workers in Flint has been vandalized.