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State-wide prevailing wage legislation, modeled after the federal Bacon-Davis Act, has served to protect the wages and safety of construction workers. Now these laws are under attack with Michigan becoming the third state to pass a repeal.

In 2014, the last year with full statistics, 899 construction workers nationwide died from workplace injuries. The reason: loss of union strength and decline in OSHA funding. President Trump's anti-union and anti-federal spending polices promise to only make the situation worse.