John Mielke: Prevailing wage proponents not always forthright

The truth is that since prevailing wage was repealed in Wisconsin, apprenticeship numbers are at a ten-year high, construction wages continue to increase faster than inflation, and virtually every construction union contract was renegotiated with a wage increase. All occurred without prevailing wage.

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WED PM Update: Fitzgerald blasts DATCP secretary over criticism about JFC not funding farmer mental health programs

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald today blasted DATCP Secretary Brad Pfaff for “offensive and unproductive” criticism of the Legislature for failing to fund programs to reduce farmer suicides. In the aftermath of yesterday’s Joint Finance Committee hearing, DATCP issued a press release

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John Mielke: Prevailing wage proponents not always forthright

The truth is that since prevailing wage was repealed in Wisconsin, apprenticeship numbers are at a ten-year high, construction wages continue to increase faster than inflation, and virtually every construction union contract was renegotiated with a wage increase. All occurred without prevailing wage.

Read More »