Such was the case in January after a hearing before Nevada Labor Commissioner Terry Johnson. First and foremost, consider the merits for workers when they can get good jobs at good wages. Former U.S. Sen. Paul Laxalt, R-Nev., recently did so in this newspaper.
Unions are all about good jobs at good wages.
The prevailing wage law helps improve employee safety. In addition, minority representation in construction education fell precipitously after the prevailing wage was repealed. Over a 10-year period, cost overruns on state road building in Utah tripled. The Review-Journal's news story about the January hearing quoted fencing contractor Jelindo Tiberti which challenged the veracity of the prevailing wage survey. The story did not note that the prevailing wage survey is not a random sample.