Joined by members of the legislature’s Labor Committee and representatives of organized labor for a news conference in the Legislative Office Building, Scanlon said the bill, if approved, would allow his office to take action against companies and contractors who are violating the state’s prevailing wage law. “As the CFO for the state of Connecticut, we sign every check,” Scanlon said. “If this bill passes, I will make sure that if there’s a company or a contractor out there that’s shortchanging workers, we’re going to shortchange them.” Scanlon was joined at the news conference by Kimberly Glassman, director of the Wethersfield-based Foundation for Fair Contracting. The organization’s mission is to promote compliance with laws and regulations related to public works construction. Glassman applauded both Scanlon and the Labor Committee for agreeing to raise and support the bill. Joe Toner, executive director of the Connecticut State Building Trades Council, said the bill would not affect the more than 30,000 unionized construction workers in the state, because they work under collective bargaining agreements. “This is for the unrepresented worker,” Toner said. “We want to make sure the unrepresented workers are being represented so they could enjoy the standard of life that we have in the unionized construction industry.”
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