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Prevailing wage debate splits Southern Illinois on bids
Union influence keeps local wages close to union rates under Davis Bacon rules while contractors bid low to win work. Lawrence Lipe notes firms cut profits to survive, and officials outline how prevailing wage is set by area surveys and federal and state laws.
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Jean Ann Bailey
Southern
Lipe
Raymond Kamrath
Division of
U.S. Department of Labor
Washington, D.C
Kamrath
Secretary of Labor
Southern Illinois
Bill Butler
Southern Illinois Builders Association
Marion
Butler
Illinois
Illinois Department of Labor
Art Vincent
Carpenters Union
Carbondale
Vincent
Department
Associated General Contractors of America
LIBA
Illinois Labor Department