A new report from the Midwest Policy Economic Institute and Colorado State University Pueblo says that Wisconsin’s 2017 repeal of its prevailing wage laws has failed to produce the promised cost savings for public transportation projects, and has led to lower construction worker pay, diminished apprenticeship programs and a reduction in bid competition. The report also said the number of state Department of Transportation construction projects awarded to out-of-state contractors increased by 60% and that bid competition was down 16%.
https://www.constructiondive.com/news/report-wisconsin-prevailing-wage-repeal-yielded-lost-construction-jobs-lo/586542/