St. Louis Board of Aldermen Unanimously Approves Prevailing Wage Bill
Date Posted: February 25, 2025
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From St. Louis/Southern Illinois Labor Tribune: The St. Louis Board of Alderman has unanimously approved a bill that adds prevailing wage requirements to incentivized projects such as TIFs and tax abatement projects and includes apprenticeship healthcare requirements to those projects.
The legislation, Board Bill 155 (BB 155), sponsored by Alderman Bret Narayan (Ward 4), received unanimous approval on Feb. 11, following a lengthy hearing before the Transportation and Commerce Committee on Jan. 30.
“I want to thank Alderman Narayan for filing the legislation and getting it across the finish line,” said Jake Hummel, president of the Missouri AFL-CIO. “This is the culmination of an effort lead by Clint McBride (government affairs director) of Laborers Local 110 and John Stiffler (secretary treasurer) of the St. Louis Building Trades. By working with Mayor Jones’ administration, they were able to craft legislation that will have real meaningful impact on the construction industry.”
The bill, which awaits Mayor Jones’ signature, requires Prevailing Wage on city construction projects of $75,000 or more, and codifies into law women and minority participation goals, residency requirements, and apprenticeship requirements on all abated, Tax Increment Financing (TIF) projects, or city funded projects.