This is a short one. But I know quite a few construction workers and other union members who either sat out the mid terms or voted GOP.
WV is only next to MS as far as low average pay. If the GOP legislature passes this it may finally put us below MS in average pay.
When the new Republican majority takes over in the next legislative session, some lawmakers hope to roll back West Virginia’s longstanding prevailing wage law. “It should be eliminated across the board,” said state Sen. Craig Blair, R-Berkeley.Blair has been a critic of West Virginia’s prevailing wage law and was among several Republicans seeking its repeal last year. With the GOP holding a majority in both chambers, which is enough to override a veto by the governor, West Virginia’s prevailing wage law may see some changes.
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Hope having their guns is enough consolation for the cut in pay!