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NEWS
**2008**
Workin' For A Living, Thursday July 10, 2008, The State Journal, Ann Ali, Staff Writer.
Justices Rule Against Workers, Sunday June 29, 2008, Charleston Gazette, Paul Nyden, Staff Writer.
Raleigh County Commissson Adopts Drug, Alcohol Policy, Tuesday, June 17, 2008 Beckley Register Herald, Mannix Porterfield, The Register Herald Reporter.
Latest Ad In Supreme Court Race Sparks Controversy, Monday, May 5,2008, Charleston Daily Mail, Justin D. Anderson Daily Mail Capitol Reporter.
Only Well-Informed Voters Can Rebalance the Scales of Justice, Huntington Herald Dispatch, Steve Burton, Editorial.
Prevailing Wage Law Facing Challenge, Wednesday, February 13, 2008, Charleston Daily Mail, Justin D. Anderson Daily Mail Capitol Reporter.
Somehow, Builders Keep Cranking, Sunday, February 3, 2008, Charleston Gazette, Joe Morris, Staff Writer.
Lets Not Blow Our Chance At Wind Power, Sunday, January 13, 2008, Charleston Gazette, Steve White, Editorial.
**2007**
Burton A Part of Major Construction Projects, Monday, December 3, 2007, Herald Dispatch, David Malloy.
King Coal Highway Workers Shorted, Tuesday, September 25, 2007, Charleston Gazette, Ken Ward, Staff Writer.
Trial Date Set in WVU Alumni Center Lawsuit, Tuesday, September 25, 2007, Charleston Gazette, Davin White, Staff Writer.
Union Protest Erupts In Fistfight, Sunday September 9, Charleston Gazette, Paul Nyden, Staff Writer.
Whittaker Employee Wrongly Demoted, Judge Rules, Wednesday August 22, Charleston Gazette, Joe Morris, Staff Writer.
WVU Alumni Center Work To Continue, Tuesday, August 7, Charleston Gazette, Gary Harki, Staff Writer.
GOP And Labor Agree For Once, Tuesday July 24, 2007, Charleston Gazette, Edward Peeks.
Unions Ask Court To Stop WVU Project, Thursday July 12, 2007, Charleston Gazette, James I. Davison, Staff Writer.
Minimum Wage Hike Affects Thousands In West Virginia, Saturday July 7, 2007, The Register Herald, Mannix Porterfield, Staff Writer.
City Undecided About Pursuing Prevailing Wage Case For Project, Friday July 6, 2007, The Register Herald, Mannix Porterfield, Staff Writer
Construction Unions Sue WVU, Saturday May 26, 2007, Charleston Gazette, James I. Davison, Staff Writer
Governor Signs Illegal Worker Bill, Wednesday April 4, 2007, Charleston Gazette, Tom Searls, Staff Writer
Contractors Do Drug Test Already, Monday February 12, 2007, Charleston Daily Mail, Jake Stump
Delegate Fails to Show, Wednesday January 10, 2007, The Register Herald, Mannix Porterfield
**2006**
New Workers Old Economy, September 14, 2006, The State Journal, Beth Gorczyca
Companies Who Hire Illegal's Shouldn't Get Tax Breaks, September 4, 2006, Huntington Herald Dispatch, Steve White Editorial.
Labor Group Says Jobs Act Is Effective, September 4, 2006, Charleston Daily Mail, Kris Wise, Capitol Reporter.
Importing Low-Wage Workers Costs This State Thousands, August 25, Charleston Gazette, Steve White, Editorial.
Labor group plans picket of immigration office to protest illegal alien problem, August 24, 2006, Charleston Daily Mail, George Hohmann, Business Editor
State approves $1 billion coal-fired power plant near Morgantown, June 27, 2006, Charleston Daily Mail George Hohmann, Business Editor
WV Tax Credit List From 2001 Shows AEP Biggest Beneficiary, June 20, 2006, Charleston Gazette, Joe Morris, Staff Writer.
WV Immigrant Workers Skip Boycott, May 2, 2006, Charleston Gazzette, Joe Morris, Staff Writer.
Beech Ridge Opens Wind Farm Field Office, April 10, 2006, Beckley Register Herald, Christian Giggenbach
Area Illegal Employees A Problem, Monday, March 13, 2006, Morgantown Dominion Post, Eric Bowen
Wind Farm To Hire Locally, Friday, February 10, 2006, Charleston Gazette, Sandra K. Winn, Staff Writer.
Cement Plant Gets $320 Million, Friday, January 20, 2006 Charleston Daily Mail, George Hohmann, Daily Mail Business Editor.
Grants Create Fewer Jobs Than Expected, Wednesday, January 18, 2006 Charleston Daily Mail, George Hohmann, Daily Mail Business Editor.
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INFORMATION
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West Virginia Prevailing Wage Rate Documents
West Virginia Prevailing Wages Building & Construction
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West Virginia Prevailing Wages Heavy and Highway
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Heavy and Highway rates for 2001 and 2002 are no longer available in electronic format. Please contact the ACT Office to obtain this information.
Reports
If you're looking for resources on Prevailing Wage studies, please visit the National Alliance for Fair Contracting site for a wide selection of reports. www.faircontracting.org Another good source is the Sheet Metal And Air Conditioning Contractors Association site: www.smacna.org.
Credit Disclosure 2002 Report
Neighborhood Investment Nondisclosure Credit Report 2002
Credit Disclosure 2001 Report
Neighborhood Investment Nondisclosure Credit Report 2001
A Comparison of Public School Construction Costs, In Three Midwestern States that Have Changed their Prevailing
Wage Laws in the 1990's, Kentucky, Ohio and Michigan; by Peter Philips, Ph.D. Professor of Ecnomics, University of Utah, February 2001.
ACT Prevailing Wage Brochure In House document regarding value of Prevailing Wages on West Virginia's economy.
BCTD Apprenticeship Final Report; April 2005. This report reveals that almost every Associated Builders and Contractors apprenticeship program fails to provide this training to the majority of its apprentices.
2005 Campaign Endorsements by the AFL-CIO; pdf document of all candidates endorsed by the West Virginia AFL-CIO.
Cost of Construction Report by the Polymer Alliance Zone; Final report issued February 2005. The goal of this project is to compare key construction cost and condition factors of the polymer industry in the Polymer Alliance Zone, Inc. of West Virginia with those in other States in the region.
Corporate Income Taxes in the Bush Years, September 2004; A Joint Project of Citizens for Tax Justice & the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy by Robert S. McIntyre Citizens for Tax Justice
ACT Report on Governors Fair Tax - An analysis of Governor Underwood's tax reform propoals. The report looks at the proposed new taxes and estimates the effects on working families.
An Economic Development Study by the University of Nevada - Las Vegas. Prof. Jeffrey Waddoups has actually quantified taxpayer healthcare costs generated by uninsured workers who were treated at the University Medical Center in Clark County.
Apprenticeship Study
Budget Digest Summary ACT Foundation in-house documents
Construction Summary Report - Three year summary from 1997 through 1999 inclusive. Report compares dollar amounts of projects awarded to union versus nonunion contractors.
Construction Summary Report - Six year summary from 1994 through 1999 inclusive. Report compares dollar amounts of projects awarded to union versus nonunion contractors.
Contractor's Summary Report - A list of all contractors awarded projects during the calendar year 1999. Listed in descending order of dollar amount.
Contractor's Summary Report 2003 - An Excel Spreadsheet of all contractors awarded projects duirng the calendar year 2003. Listed in descending order of dollar amount.
Davis Bacon Works, Prevailing Wage Laws Are Good For America. Professor Dale Belman, Department of Economics, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee and Professor Peter Phillips, Economics Department, University of Utah (February 28, 1998)
Heavy Highway Report - Wages Productivity and Highway Construction Cost, Updated Analysis 1994-2002. Report produced by the National Heavy & Highway Alliance.
PERC Report 1998 - A report by the Peoples Election Reform Coalilition that shows campaign contributions by types of contributors.
Super Tax Credits 1997
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