Today’s News for 12 January 2021
Board Rules Michigan Steel Installers Cannot Organize Without Shop Employees

A bargaining unit consisting solely of all full-time and regular part-time journeyman field iron workers and apprentices is unable to unionize separately from shop workers at American Steel Construction, a structural steel fabrication and installation company in Livonia, Mich. The … Continue reading
Julia Schimmelpenningh Joins ASTM International Board of Directors
Julia Schimmelpenningh, architectural applications technical manager for Eastman Chemical Co., will serve a three-year term on the ASTM International board of directors. An ASTM International member since 1992, Schimmelpenningh serves as chair of the performance of buildings committee (E06). She … Continue reading
Bacon & Van Buskirk Announces Leadership Changes
After working 43 years, Rod Van Buskirk will assume the role of board chair at Bacon & Van Buskirk Glass Co. Inc. Effective January 1, 2021, Aaron Hiatt, former vice president of operations, is the company’s new president. Jeff Aldridge, … Continue reading
REHAU Appoints Dr. Thomas Troeger CEO of Americas Region
REHAU has promoted Dr. Thomas Troeger from CMO to chief executive officer (CEO) of the Americas region. Troeger is part of the regional executive board of REHAU Americas, headquartered in Leesburg, Va. Working there with him are chief financial officer … Continue reading
Department of Labor Issues Guidance on FLSA Compliance
The U.S. Department of Labor announced two opinion letters that address compliance issues related to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The documents, written by the Department’s Wage and Hour Division, address how a particular law applies in specific circumstances. … Continue reading