Tag: prevailing wage
DOL final rule updating Davis-Bacon Act represents largest expansion in generations
By TIM ROWDEN
Editor-in-Chief
The U.S. Department of Labor has issued a final rule updating and modernizing the Davis-Bacon Act. The update, announced by the Biden...
New Illinois law requires prevailing wage for solar project workers
Springfield, IL – Employees working on solar projects that receive renewable energy credits from the state of Illinois will be paid the prevailing wage under...
IBEW, Teamsters applaud proposed changes to Davis-Bacon regulations
Washington – U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh has introduced new rulemaking proposals to change the Davis-Bacon Act, which sets the prevailing wages contractors...
Illinois DOL providing prevailing wage training online May 25
Springfield, IL – The Illinois Department of Labor (DOL) will hold an online training session for reporting wages and benefits to determine local prevailing...
Belt pushes for prevailing wage transparency in government contracting
Springfield, IL – An initiative sponsored by State Senator Christopher Belt (D-Centreville) that would ensure all eligible employees are paid prevailing wage and...
Prevailing wage will be enforced for Rebuild Illinois capital development plan
By CARL GREEN
Illinois Correspondent
Springfield, IL – Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza has added to Labor’s string of victories in Springfield by signing an executive order...
Pritzker begins new era in Illinois by pushing Labor’s agenda
By CARL GREEN
Illinois Correspondent
Springfield, IL – On his first day in office, Jan. 14, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker issued orders and signed bills designed...
A terrible week for working people
Missouri’s corporate-owned legislature is trying to gut the state’s Labor Movement
By TIM ROWDEN
Editor
Missouri’s corporate-owned legislature fired on Labor with both barrels during its last...
Missouri union members rally at the State Capitol to oppose RTW,...
By TIM ROWDEN
Editor
Jefferson City – Union members from throughout Missouri traveled to State Capitol March 28 to voice their opposition to the phony “right-to-work”...
‘Paychecks Over Politics’ Labor Rally at Missouri State Capitol March 28
To stand up for working families, against RTW, prevailing wage repeal and other anti-worker measures
Jefferson City – The Missouri State Capitol is “the people’s...