A union-backed bill that rather dramatically died by one vote in the Iowa House last year has been at least partially revived at the statehouse.
By a narrow, nine to eight vote, the House Labor Committee has approved a bill which would require workers on most state-financed construction projects be paid the “prevailing wage” in the county. Cities, counties and school districts, however, could opt out of such a wage requirement for locally-financed construction projects.
“Studies will show that jobs that are done where the prevailing wage is paid, the quality of the workmanship’s better,” says Representative Rick Olson, a Democrat from Des Moines who is the bill’s chief sponsor.
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