L.U. 17 (catv,em,lctt,o&u), DETROIT, MI — Our local and its members are celebrating a very successful 2023.
With the surprise Democratic trifecta (control of the governorship, state Senate and state House) for the first time in 40 years, the Michigan labor movement won sweeping legislative changes that help working families, including repeal of “right-to-work” laws, restoration of prevailing wage laws and elimination of the state tax on pension benefits. With our allies, we will press for other worker-friendly changes throughout the 2024 legislative session.
At the bargaining table, we achieved the following results for some of our key contracts:
- 6-17-LCTT (more than 1,100 members): 4 years, 6.0% average annual wage increase.
- 6-17-A (more than 700 members): 4 years, 4.55% average annual wage increase, no takeaways.
The additional $1.5 million investment in our Local 17 training center is coming to fruition. This investment in facilities, equipment and instructors (bringing the total to $2.5 million) will allow us to fulfill our vision of creating a world-class training facility for current members and future generations of IBEW workers.
We look forward to an even better 2024!
James Shaw, B.M.
