Bush Concedes Wage Battle

An under-reported story in the fallout from Hurricane Katrina is how the federal government suspended prevailing wage law, effectively lowering the minimum wages paid to workers in the strike zone. TPM reports that due to due to bipartisan pressure, spearheaded by Rep. George Miller (D-CA), the White House is revoking the suspension of the Davis-Bacon Act (1931) on 8 November.

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