Policymakers can use prevailing wages to set strong compensation rates across industries and occupations, benefitting workers and taxpayers alike. See also: “A How-To Guide for Strengthening State and ...

LA GRANGE, IL — Six states that repealed their prevailing wage laws between 2015 and 2018 have experienced slower construction employment, decreased wage growth, lower workforce productivity growth, ...

Engineering firms that do soil and land inspection for public works projects have seen their labor costs spike since the state on Jan. 1 began mandating as much as a 100% wage increase for soil ...

From 2021 to 2023, the construction industry faced a tumultuous economic climate, marked by a confluence of challenging trends that have tested the resilience of industry executives. This period saw a ...

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 ...

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 ...

State Sen. Dick Anderson (R-Lincoln City) and Rep. Vikki Breese Iverson (R-Prineville) wrote to Oregon Labor Commissioner Christina Stephenson on April 8 following an Oregon Journalism Project story ...

President Biden isn’t the only politician ignoring legislators and issuing unilateral mandates these days. So are governors nationwide — including my home state governor, Gretchen Whitmer. At the ...

This story was produced by the Oregon Journalism Project, a nonprofit newsroom covering the state. A bill that would expand the scope of Oregon’s prevailing wage law is moving toward a floor vote with ...