Prevailing Wage Laws require payment of community standard-wages on public construction projects, and they are greatly beneficial to keep carpenters working and earn fair wages to support themselves. The New York City District Council of Carpenters was instrumental in the passage of Prevailing Wage Legislation as they organized, rallied, campaigned, and voted their views into power and legislative victory in New York State.
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