Prevailing Wage angers Builders Association looking for cheap, slave labor. Cuts CEO take from the deep pockets of the Wisconsin taxpayer. Pesky Workers!

An odd thing happened; the Joint Finance Committee let stand the prevailing wage law! Builders, eyeing bigger salaries for themselves while getting the work done by low wage grunts, are not at all happy with the open for business Republican whores.

PDF: Contractor Group Criticizes Joint Finance Action on Prevailing Wage: The Republican-controlled Joint Finance Committee adopted a prevailing wage provision on Friday that “constitutes a terrible deal for taxpayers, many Wisconsin municipalities and small contractors,” said John Mielke, Vice President of the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) of Wisconsin.

In the last biennial budget Governor Doyle and the Democrat-controlled legislature significantly expanded the number and types of public works projects subject to prevailing wage. ““Associated Builders and Contractors of Wisconsin believe the prevailing wage laws are outdated and should be repealed. I thought this session was about getting people back to work and providing tools for local government to deal with tight budgets; apparently not in this case and it’s simply a bad deal.

Ah yes, back to work for almost nothing. Pesky wages!!