Bill kills Pennsylvania prevailing wage, at least for local projects
A bill allowing local governments to opt out of Pennsylvania’s onerous prevailing wage requirements has cleared the State House’s Committee of Labor and Industry and is now on the full floor reports State Rep. Jim Cox (R-129)
“House Bill 1538, . . . would allow counties, municipal governments and school districts to offer competitive wages – instead of inflated payments based on urban wage rates – to workers on certain projects,” said Cox.
The prevailing wage law, which requires labor cost to be be paid at a rate set by the state for most public construction projects, adds 20 percent to the cost of these projects according to Commonwealth Foundation.
The union bosses are not happy with this potential blow to their luxurious lifestyles and are commanding the sheep in their pens to action as they fear the bill and its sisters HB 665 and HB 796 will be put to vote next week.