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Associated Builders and Contractors of Michigan has launched a new online construction career center, the Michigan Construction Job Center, designed to connect construction talent with great Michigan companies. It can be found at www.MIConstructionJobCenter.com and can be accessed by ABC members and non-members alike. 

 

"We're excited to help connect skilled workers with growing Michigan companies. The new Michigan Construction Job Center has the most effective job searching and recruiting capabilities available," said Chris Fisher, President of ABC of Michigan. "We realize how increasingly difficult it is for growing construction industry companies to find skilled workers. Our goal is that the new career center will help eliminate that problem by offering skilled candidates great job opportunities in their field, and offering employers a specialized, at-the-ready bank of candidates for their open positions. We've already heard from several Michigan construction companies that are excited about the opportunity to use the Michigan Construction Job Center as a way of streamlining their candidate searches."

 

The service is completely free for job seekers, and employers are able to utilize the site at an affordable rate, far less than other general job boards. Moreover, ABC members enjoy further discounted pricing on job posting and résumé access products. The Michigan Construction Job Center also features:

• A highly targeted focus on employment opportunities and qualified applicants specifically in the construction industry.
• Ability for employers to create brand exposure for their companies, including dedicated social media channels, advertising opportunities, options to include a company profile and logo with postings, and regular email connections with job seekers.
• Easy tools for employers to post jobs, track activity on those postings, pre-screen candidates, send job opportunities to jobseekers, and an exclusive pay-per-use résumé bank.
• Good pricing for employers and even greater discounts for ABC member contractors.
• Anonymous résumé posting capabilities and job application, enabling candidates to stay connected to the employment market while maintaining full control over their confidential information.

The Michigan Construction Job Center is available here. Once there you can immediately post your résumé or a job opening. Please contact Elise Layton if there are features you would like to see added, or if you experience any difficulties with the site, at 517-853-2545 or via email at Layton@abcmi.com.

Governor Rick Snyder will give his annual State of the State address tonight, Thursday, January 16, 7:00pm at the Michigan State Capitol. Gov. Snyder is expected to focus his remarks on Michigan as the Comeback State, a theme that has been a major message throughout his tenure.

Tune in to watch the address live via the web, or on more than 40 Michigan TV and radio stations; engage directly with the speech on Twitter with the hashtag #MISOTS or on the Governor's Facebook page. 

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) January 6 formally abandoned its controversial "Employee Rights" notice poster rule after deciding not to file a petition for the U.S. Supreme Court to review two U.S. Court of Appeals decisions invalidating the notice posting rule. The rule would have required employers to display a poster in their workplace that contained a biased and incomplete list of employee rights under the National Labor Relations Act. 

The notice posting rule has been under an injunction since April 2012 in response to a request by the ABC-led Coalition for a Democratic Workplace, National Association of Manufacturers (NAM), and the National Right to Work Legal Defense and Education Fund. The notice posting rule was invalidated by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit primarily on the grounds that it violated free speech rights afforded to employers under the NLRA. The Fourth Circuit court also ruled June 14 the NLRB exceeded its authority when it adopted the rule but said it did not need to address the free speech issue because the NLRB should not have promulgated the rule in the first place.

ABC General Counsel Maurice Baskin, a shareholder with Littler, argued the case before the D.C. Circuit in September 2012, stating it would force some 6 million employers around the country to communicate a pro-union message to their employees. Mr. Baskin also pointed out that the board could not show that Congress expressly or implicitly delegated authority to issue the rule and that it violates the plain language of numerous provisions of the NLRA, including Section 8(c), which states "expressing of any views shall not constitute or be evidence of an unfair labor practice."

After the NLRB's request for a rehearing was denied twice, an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court was the last chance to overturn the ruling. However, the board allowed the Jan. 2 filing deadline to pass.  
  
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