… additional reforms (such as repealing a state prevailing wage law that increases the cost of government … circulate that to get Democratic votes on a minimum wage increase pre-empting an even worse ballot initiative, … hike sausage is not repealing Michigan's prevailing wage. That would be a shame, because doing so could …
… government didn’t prevent a minimum wage increase and an increase in … corner to prevent a minimum wage ballot initiative that would … Michigan GOP to hike the minimum wage. Instead they implemented a … have increased the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour, indexed … exchange for the $9.25 minimum wage the minority party will supply …
… they wanted to pay higher wages for the construction projects … because of the state's prevailing wage law, which mandates that … cover the costs of the prevailing wage, according to the Associated … repealed." Michigan's prevailing wage law, which has been in … will repeal Michigan's Prevailing Wage Law to save the state …
… local governments to impose criminal penalties, wage garnishment, foreclosure and more on a property … students? Would you support repealing the prevailing wage law that requires union-scale wages to be paid for school and other state construction …
… example, might they promise to not attempt a repeal of the state’s awful “prevailing wage” law, which prohibits awarding government contracts to the lowest bidder unless a firm pays above-market union wages? Statewide it has been estimated that this law costs taxpayers more than …
… middle-range workers who kept their jobs, but they did have to take a reduction in wages. But overall, including police, fire, public service and administration, … interest. That was very contentious, and I was sued over it and fortunately prevailed. Overall, we reduced the debt from $115 million down to $28 million by …
… competitive state economy. — Repeal the state Prevailing Wage law that prohibits granting government construction … greater parental choice. — Repeal Michigan’s minimum wage law, don’t increase it. As Michael LaFaive put it, the only true “minimum” wage is zero — which is what many more low-skill workers …
… systems to new employees. -- Repeal the state prevailing wage law that prohibits granting government construction … public education. -- Repeal Michigan's minimum wage law, don't increase it. As Mackinac Center for … policy Michael LaFaive put it, the only true minimum wage is zero, which is what many more low-skill workers …
… confirms that the state's prevailing wage law imposes a large cost … found that Michigan's prevailing wage law costs taxpayers, public … government to pay union scale wages and follow union work rules. … yet been taken up. “Prevailing wage costs the taxpayers of … about the wastefulness of prevailing wage and provide further support …
… Agreement Ban Back In Place GOP Establishment Standing in Way of Prevailing Wage Reform Just One Michigan Republican Votes for Labor Union Monopoly … Lawmakers More Intimidated by Government Unions? Bay City Repeals Prevailing Wage Ordinance 25 Reforms in 2011 Costly Union Worker Special Favor Barely …
… nationwide recently to claim that wages at fast food restaurants are too low. … amount too. The same principle should prevail in government: A receptionist at … whoever and whatever, everybody’s wage is exactly the same as everybody else’s. … assignment. The so-called “living wage,” defined as how much a person must …
… voting to uphold union prevailing wages on federal construction … prevent the repeal. Prevailing wage laws ensure that arbitrary union-scale wages must be paid on government … the bids received. "Prevailing wages demand that the U.S. … federal law mandating prevailing wages is known as the Davis-Bacon …
… following five suggestions are means to fill this gap: Repeal Michigan’s prevailing wage law: estimated savings, $107 million. This state law punishes taxpayers … government construction projects pay an artificially high, union-related “prevailing wage.” The dollar estimate provided here comes from a 2007 Mackinac Center …
… repeal of the state’s prevailing wage law today. The story … “The benefits of the prevailing wage law to the state as a … evidence that strong prevailing wage laws are associated with … does not offset the higher wages that are also associated with strong prevailing wage laws.”
… to repeal the state's prevailing wage law. "I believe the votes … Leader.” Michigan's prevailing wage law mandates that union-scale wages be paid on construction work … group has opposed the prevailing wage law for years. "The legislation … non-union construction employees prevail in Michigan." Gov. Rick Snyder's …
… “There is probably a 30% difference in wages when we do prevailing wage work. It’s an artificially high wage when I look at what it is that we’re … right now. It doesn’t match what the wages are in Michigan. It doesn’t come close.” …
… listed in our 2007 transportation study include repealing the state prevailing wage law and competitive contracting for road maintenance. Prevailing wage laws artificially raise the cost of government construction projects. …
… following six suggestions are one way to fill this gap: Repeal Michigan’s prevailing wage law: estimated savings, $107 million. This state law punishes taxpayers … government construction projects pay an artificially high, union-related “prevailing wage.” The dollar estimate provided here comes from a 2007 Mackinac Center …
… Senate Bill 157 and House Bill 4172: Repeal “prevailing wage” law Introduced by Sen. Arlan Meekhof (R) … Price (R), respectively, to repeal the state “prevailing wage” law, which prohibits awarding government … the lowest bid unless the contractor pays "prevailing wages," which are based on regional union pay scales …
… Senate Bill 157 and House Bill 4172: Repeal “prevailing wage” law Introduced by Sen. Arlan Meekhof (R) … Price (R), respectively, to repeal the state “prevailing wage” law, which prohibits awarding government … the lowest bid unless the contractor pays "prevailing wages," which are based on regional union pay scales …
… listed in our 2007 transportation study include repealing the state prevailing wage law and competitive contracting for road maintenance. Prevailing wage laws artificially raise the cost of government construction projects. …
… people Monday night at a meeting regarding prevailing wages and a proposed new jail in Muskegon County, according to MLive. “Essentially prevailing wage costs taxpayers and it takes out competition,” … Mackinac Center analysts have shown that prevailing wage increases the cost of publicly funded projects. …
… jail, and the county's prevailing wage law means local taxpayers … million for the project. Prevailing wage laws mandate that union-scale wages be paid on construction work … nothing about federal prevailing wage laws, which apply if federal … only have to pay the prevailing wage on local projects if they …
… argument for leaving it to the private sector. In units with local prevailing wage laws, money may be wasted simply by paying union scale wages for the construction projects or by government escaping its proper limits. …
… labor unions. Michigan’s prevailing wage law, for instance, explicitly requires the adoption of union wages and benefits.[*] This language … rules.[23] [*] Michigan’s “prevailing wage law” requires construction … state-financed projects to pay “prevailing wages and fringe benefits at the same rate that prevails on projects of a similar …
… Eaton County repealed its prevailing wage law, opening up the local market to more competitive wages for construction jobs. The … to keep it in place. Prevailing wage laws mandate that union-scale … about federal and state prevailing wage laws, but they do have … action in repealing its prevailing wage law was the second time …
… argument for leaving it to the private sector. In units with local prevailing wage laws, money may be wasted simply paying union scale wages for the construction projects and due to distortions that arise when government …
… seeking comment. ~~~~~ See also: GOP Establishment Standing in Way of Prevailing Wage Reform Just One Michigan Republican Votes for Labor Union Monopoly … Lawmakers More Intimidated by Government Unions? Bay City Repeals Prevailing Wage Ordinance 25 Reforms in 2011 Costly Union Worker Special Favor Barely …
… to repeal the city’s prevailing wage ordinance on Feb. 6. The … Michigan with their own prevailing wage ordinances that either … require the payment of union wages on all local-government funded … Center research shows that prevailing wage ordinances increase the … Effects of Michigan’s Prevailing Wage Law by Labor Policy Director …
… asked about Michigan’s prevailing wage law. “I absolutely won’t … improvements) as long as we have prevailing wage in Michigan,” he said … mandates that union-scale wages are paid on state construction projects. Prevailing wage laws inflate the costs … “the most restrictive prevailing wage laws in the country." …
… diverted to subsidize city buses, and some is wasted by mandating above-market wages on road projects through the state’s “prevailing wage” law. Another seven-eighths-of-a-cent-per-gallon tax originally intended …
… diverted to subsidize city buses, and some is wasted by mandating above-market wages on road projects through the state's “prevailing wage” law. Another 7/8 of a cent per gallon tax originally intended for …
… be to enact money-saving reforms, such as eliminating a so-called “prevailing wage” law that prohibits granting government construction contracts (including … bridges) to the lowest bidder unless the company pays above-market union wage scales. Spending gas tax money on non-motorized transportation projects …
… to repeal that city’s prevailing wage ordinance, something no … done, to our knowledge. A prevailing wage law mandates union scale wages on government funded construction … $100,000 exempt from the prevailing wage ordinance. I covered that … titled “Bay City Amends Prevailing Wage Ordinance.” It was expected …
… overlooked. The state's prevailing wage law is ripe for repeal. The prevailing wage law requires that every … compensation that is based on union wages and benefits. This "prevailing" wage is actually a premium … conservatively estimate that the prevailing wage law adds $200 million …
… voted to amend the city’s prevailing wage ordinance to exempt contracts … significantly — eliminates the prevailing wage mandate when Bay City … meeting this month. A prevailing wage law mandates that union-scale wages be paid on construction work … Federal, state and local prevailing wage laws can exist simultaneously. …
… Director Paul Kersey in this Detroit Free Press Op-Ed calls for an end to prevailing wage in Michigan. You can read Kersey's study about the effects of the state's prevailing wage law, including additional costs to taxpayers, here.
… were six bills that would have repealed the “prevailing wage” law that increases construction costs for … bidder unless the company pays so-called ‘prevailing wages’ based on above-market union pay scales?” Ending the prevailing wage was one of several reforms supported by limited-government …
… Bill 618, the Michigan Information & Research Service said in a separate report, seeking to require charters to offer transportation, requiring prevailing wages and limiting where charters can locate, among others. The only amendment that passed is one that lifts the cap on “Schools of Excellence,” MIRS …
… Bill 618, the Michigan Information & Research Service said in a separate report, seeking to require charters to offer transportation, requiring prevailing wages and limiting where charters can locate, among others. The only amendment that passed is one that lifts the cap on “Schools of Excellence,” MIRS …
… payments are on top of the wages and benefits that they already … when state or federal prevailing wage laws already often dictate that workers receive union wages and benefits, with or without … and above the cost of prevailing wage laws in those states. … still burdened by a state prevailing wage law that imposes union …
… to the cost of construction. That's on top of the 10 percent that prevailing wage laws add. Which leads to the next task for the Legislature, repealing the state's prevailing wage law. But we're in a generous mood, so that can wait until after they …
… that led to the recommendation that there be a single state Exchange prevailed here. Administrative efficiency and avoiding the cost of separate entities … treasury data includes—and Bridges may supply—residency status. 3. Quarterly wage reports may supply employment status. 6/17/2011 Technology Work Group 31 …
… been a spending-cutter, government employee compensation continued to rise beyond what was affordable, and labor union payoffs like the state’s prevailing wage law were not open to debate. Granholm may wish to ignore the whole subject of labor relations in order to avoid creating embarrassment for one …
… opportunity to reform union agreements (now signed into law) Repeal the prevailing wage Eliminate binding arbitration Abolish the charter schools cap Repeal … House Oversight, Reform and Ethics Committee regarding Michigan’s prevailing wage law. Hundreds of unionized construction workers chanted in protest, …
… (the MEA) are very well-financed and deeply entrenched in the school districts.” Kersey also told The Daily Caller that overturning Michigan’s prevailing wage law could save taxpayers about $250 million a year.
… changes to the Emergency Financial Manager law that will allow EFMs to set aside union contracts, and legislators are poised to consider repeal of prevailing wage laws and binding arbitration for police officers and firefighters. Throughout the upper Midwest, and Michigan is no exception, labor unions have …
… small amounts. We estimate that the state’s prevailing wage law, which mandates the payment of union-level wages on state construction contracts, costs $200 to … quality of construction and minimal benefit to low-wage workers. And normalizing public-sector benefits, …
… has been introduced to repeal the state’s prevailing wage law, according to The Saginaw News. Paul … Michigan Legislature recently that the state’s prevailing wage law costs taxpayers an additional $200 million … million a year because the law requires union-scale wages be paid on all construction projects involving …
