As unionization in the construction industry continues to decline, prevailing wage laws are becoming even more controversial. Only 13.1 percent of U.S. construction workers were union members in 2006, ...

MUNCIE, Ind. – In 1931, the federal Davis-Bacon Act mandated that wages paid to contracted workers on government construction projects be set at the prevailing level. That "prevailing wage" ...

PORT ANGELES — The cost of building affordable housing is influenced by many factors: limited funding, high interest rates, restrictive regulations and rising construction costs. But there’s one ...

PHOENIX — A Tucson ordinance requiring that workers on city contracts be paid “prevailing wages’’ is illegal, a judge ruled Monday. Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Bradley Astrowsky acknowledged ...

The regulation, which will affect a wave of projects funded by the IIJA and other recent legislation, has triggered controversy. In a move hailed by construction unions and criticized by some ...

Tempe officials are flirting with the idea of adopting a new "prevailing wage" rule that would boost pay for contractors working on city projects. The policy aims to ensure fair wages and prevent the ...

LANSING — Democrats opened hearings Thursday on legislation that would toughen and expand Michigan's prevailing wage law, requiring construction companies to register with and pay fees to the state ...

This guest essay reflects the views of Anthony Villa, president and business manager of Local 290, the carpenters union for much of Long Island, and a board member of the North Atlantic States ...

Prevailing wage laws for government service contracts can uplift wages and benefits; reduce racial pay gaps; and could have a range of positive effects on worker turnover, service quality, local ...

The trickle-down strategies of the last several decades — defined by tax cuts for the wealthy — didn’t work and, in fact, led to stagnating incomes for everyone else. However, the Biden administration ...