June 26, 2026
A Michigan crane rental company must pay about $43,000 to a group of union benefit funds, a Michigan federal judge has ruled, agreeing with the funds that the company didn't uphold the contribution obligations outlined in its collective bargaining agreement and a 2018 memorandum of understanding.
February 06, 2025
Benefit funds for an Operating Engineers local asked a Michigan federal court to adopt a magistrate judge's recommendation of sanctions against a crane rental company in the parties' contributions spat, accusing the business of being "blatantly disingenuous" in its objections to her findings.
September 07, 2023
A crane rental company can move forward with restitution and unjust enrichment counterclaims against the benefit funds for an Operating Engineers local over the validity of labor contract changes, a Michigan federal judge ruled, dismissing the business' attempt for declaratory relief against the funds and union.
August 16, 2023
A Michigan federal judge on Wednesday pressed a heavy machinery rental company on why changes to certain union members' benefits in a bargaining agreement are not valid if the changes were signed off by the employer's bargaining agent.