Political leaders at the state and federal levels allocate funding for heavy highway construction. That’s why we recognize political activism as being critical to the strength and continuing success of Local 860 and the labor movement in general.
Good jobs, good pay, fair working conditions and secure futures for the working people of northeast Ohio all hinge on the commitment, leadership and political instincts of Local 860.
We’re meeting the challenge of accomplishment through lobbying. One example is the diligence with which we work in Columbus and Washington D.C. to shore up prevailing wage laws in Ohio, and Davis-Bacon wage regulations on the federal level.
Tony Liberatore is headlined in the Personal View section of the June 2008 issue of Crain's Cleveland Business newspaper where he talks about the reconstruction of the Cleveland Innerbelt.
The refurbished entrance to Southworth House, now home to Laborers Local 860.
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Prevailing Wage
“Prevailing Wage laws require that construction workers on public projects be paid the wages and benefits that are found by the Department of Labor to be ‘prevailing’ for similar work in or near the locality in which the construction project is to be performed”
--Dr. Michael Kelsay, “The Adverse Economic Impact from the Repeal of the Prevailing Wage Law in Missouri
