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Senate Bill Would Tamp Down Construction Wages
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Feb. 13, 2017 | WAGES | Despite promises of renewed interest in the plight of workers, Republicans in Congress sure have a funny way of showing their concern. While the effort to curb collective bargaining power through passage of so-called right-to-work legislation has gotten more attention, other lawmakers are entertaining their own ways of minimizing the wages of working families. Late last moth, Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) rolled out a bill that would repeal the 86-year-old Davis-Bacon Act, which ensures middle class wages for construction workers across the nation. The measure would slash wages at a time when increased infrastructure spending could be putting thousands of hard-working Americans on the job. That’s not a path Congress should continue to follow… teamster.org
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