With an executive order, New York City Mayor, Michael Bloomberg, took the fate of construction workers’ wages out of the hands of the City Comptroller, John Liu, threatening the prevailing wage for nearly 10,000 workers. The move, which goes against 120 years of labor relations, was done without public comment or cooperation. A legal...

Allow us to be unequivocal about this: the battle to repeal the Prevailing Wage in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is being fueled by misinformation and manipulated statistics. The ”facts” being hurled like riot rocks at workers’ pocketbooks are downright comedic when vetted. Republicans in power in PA are trying to push House...

A perfect example of the need for responsible contracting measures can be found in Kent, Ohio where an out-of-state contractor from Alabama provided the low bid, came to town, and employed 23 undocumented immigrants in order to pay them substandard wages. The foreman of the crew responsible for building the 596-unit student housing complex was ...

Last week, union protesters showed up en masse to rally around the offices of Rep. Warren Kampf, whose Pennsylvania House Bill 709 would allow school districts in Pennsylvania to make the decision about whether or not to pay prevailing wages on construction projects. According to Pattye Benson of Community Matters, who “accidentally”...

The following is a press release from the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers (IBB)… U.S CONGRESSMAN BRIAN Higgins (D-NY 27th) will become the first recipient of the Abe Breehey Legislator of the Year award in recognition of his tireless work on behalf of working families. International President Newton B. Jones will present the award...

South Carolina Representative Jeff Duncan has introduced a law looking to reform the Davis-Bacon Act. The 80-year old law requires contractors to pay prevailing wages on any federally funded construction project over $2,000. The GOP is continuing its war on workers by looking to eliminate or greatly decimate worker protections such as Davis-Bacon....