Help Rebuild the Middle Class – Support Prevailing Wage

The Issue

When employers pay prevailing wages, local construction workers get paid fairly and can support their families. This is good for our communities because it builds the middle class, improves the economy and strengthens neighborhoods. When prevailing wage standards aren’t required, it allows out-of-state companies to drive down wages to poverty levels, hurting everyone who works for a living.

Sign the petition today to ask local governments to support honest pay for honest work by upholding prevailing wage standards.

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Smart Cities PrevailPetition StarterAs Associate Client Manager, Erin works with a wide diversity of organizations to help them find and connect with high quality, new supporters through Change.org sponsored campaigns. Before joining Change.org, Erin was managing online campaigns for state departments of education at EducationSuperHighway and led Kiva.org's education program.
This petition had 41,233 supporters

The Issue

When employers pay prevailing wages, local construction workers get paid fairly and can support their families. This is good for our communities because it builds the middle class, improves the economy and strengthens neighborhoods. When prevailing wage standards aren’t required, it allows out-of-state companies to drive down wages to poverty levels, hurting everyone who works for a living.

Sign the petition today to ask local governments to support honest pay for honest work by upholding prevailing wage standards.

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Smart Cities PrevailPetition StarterAs Associate Client Manager, Erin works with a wide diversity of organizations to help them find and connect with high quality, new supporters through Change.org sponsored campaigns. Before joining Change.org, Erin was managing online campaigns for state departments of education at EducationSuperHighway and led Kiva.org's education program.

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Petition created on August 1, 2013