Council approves prevailing wage legislation
Pittsburgh City Council gave final, unanimous approval Tuesday to legislation that would ensure that hotel, grocery, janitorial and cafeteria workers at future city-subsidized development sites earn prevailing wages matching those their typical peers get citywide.
"We worked really hard to get to a bill that everyone could support," said Gabe Morgan, Western Pennsylvania director of Service Employees International Union Local 32BJ.
Still on the fence, as of Monday, was Mayor Luke Ravenstahl, who vetoed similar legislation Dec. 31. He said he "might not sign the bill based on my concerns on enforceability and where it might put the city legally." Left unsigned, it would become an ordinance within around two weeks.
The legislation would also require that contractors hired by the city pay janitorial and food service workers the prevailing wage.
"We worked really hard to get to a bill that everyone could support," said Gabe Morgan, Western Pennsylvania director of Service Employees International Union Local 32BJ.
Still on the fence, as of Monday, was Mayor Luke Ravenstahl, who vetoed similar legislation Dec. 31. He said he "might not sign the bill based on my concerns on enforceability and where it might put the city legally." Left unsigned, it would become an ordinance within around two weeks.
The legislation would also require that contractors hired by the city pay janitorial and food service workers the prevailing wage.