AFFILIATED CONSTRUCTION TRADES
A DIVISION OF THE WEST VIRGINIA STATE BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL, AFL-CIO

New Fishing Pier Opens At Coonskin Park, Dec 2, Chris Lawrence, Metro News

Waste To Solid Fuel Plant Coming to Martinsburg, Dec 2 , Hans Fogle, Metro News

Statehouse Beat:  Shorter Interims Schedule Leaves Issues Unaddressed, Nov 21 Charleston Gazette Mail

Christopher J. Regan:  Republicans And Budget Catastrophes Like Peas And Carrots, Op Ed, Nov 17 Charleston Gazette Mail

Brian Hoylman:  The Reality of Prevailing Wage Repeal, Op Ed, Oct 15, Charleston Gazette Mail

Laurie Lin:  Jobless Workers, Crumbling Schools, Op Ed, Oct 14, Charleston Gazette Mail

Daily Mail Editorial:  New Prevailing Wage Rates Raise Good Questions, Oct 2, Charleston Gazette Mail

State Says New Prevailing Wage Rates Accurate, Phil Kabler, Sept 30, Charleston Gazette Mail

Prevailing Wage Rates To Be Unveiled Wednesday, Phil Kabler, Sept 20, Charleston Gazette Mail

Bayer Reaches Deal Over Fatal 2008 Plant Explosion, Ken Ward, Jr, Sept 21, Charleston Gazette Mail

Christopher J. Regan:  Bill Cole's "Chamber" Agenda Is Lower Wages For West Virginia, Op Ed Christopher J.Regan, Sept 15, Charleston Gazette Mail

Lawmakers Consider Prevailing Wage Options, Phil Kabler, Sept 14, Charleston Gazette Mail

Union Members Rally In Racine For Labor Day Celebration, Andrew Brown, Sept 7, Charleston Gazette Mail

Courting Unions On Labor Day, Obama Pushes Paid Sick Leave, Josh Lederman, Sept 7, Associated Press, Charleston Gazette Mail

Statehouse Beat:  Prevailing Wage Claims Still Don't Hold Up, Phil Kabler, August 29, Charleston Gazette Mail

Labor Board Says Contractors Workers Can Bargain With Parent Company, Noam Scheiber, August 27, New York Times

State House Beat:  Prevailing Wage Claim In Berkeley County Dubious, Phil Kabler, August 9, Charleston Gazette Mail

Democrats Believed Fringe Benefits Would Be Part of Prevailing Wage Calculations, Joel Ebert, August 8,  Charleston Gazette Mail.  [Article contains You Tube Link of March 3 2015 discussion]

State House Beat:  WorkForce WV Continues Prevailing Wage Survey, Phil Kabler, August 2, Charleston Gazette Mail

Officials Report High Response To WorkForce Surveys, Phil Kabler, July 22, Charleston Gazette

Prevailing Wage Suspension Discussion Continunes, Hans Fogle, July 22, Metro News

Statehouse Beat:   Feigned Intrigue Over Prevailing Wage Subpoenas, Phil Kabler, July 19, Charleston Gazette

Does Transparency Really Matter In W.Va? - from the blog of Ken Ward, Jr. July 17

Christopher Regan:  Taxpayer Money Wasted On Theatrics By Leaders of WV House, Senate, July 16,Charleston Gazette

WV Governor:  'misunderstandings' In Prevailing Wage Fight, July 16 AP, Charleston Gazette

New Prevailing Wage Documents Surface, July 14, Joel Ebert, Charleston Daily Mail

WorkForce Leaders Haven't Been Subpoened Over Wage Rates, July 13, Phil Kabler, Charleston Gazette

Rick Wilson:  Are Working People Living Too Well? July 13, Charleston Gazette

Statehouse Beat:  Prevailing Wage Subpoena Latest Misstep By Legislative Leaders, July 11, Phil Kabler, Charleston Gazette

Workforce provided prevailing wage emails, documents show, July 9, Phil Kabler, Charleston Gazette

GOP Lawmakers Subpoena Prevailing Wage Documents, July 7, Phil Kabler, Charleston Gazette

Amid Hiatus of Prevailing Wage, Cole Weighs Future Repeal, June 30, Jonathan Matisse AP Charleston Gazette

Statehouse Beat:  More On Prevailing Wage Gap, June 28, Phil Kabler, Charleston Gazette

Tomblin:  No Prevailing Wage July 1 Due to Lawmakers, June 26, Jonathan Mattise, AP Charleston Gazette

Statehouse Beat:  Reaction To Prevailing Wage Legislation Could Be New Low, June 13 Charleston Gazette

Without Recalculation Prevailing Wage At Risk, June 8, Phil Kabler, Charleston Gazette

Republicans Vote Against Extension To Set Prevailing Wage Rate, June 8, Joel Ebert, Charleston Daily Mail

New Prevailing Wage Method Won't Change Much, Union Leader Says, June 2, Phil Kabler Charleston Gazette

Press Release Governor Tomblin's Work Force Summit, May 12  - Watch video 

Kanawha County Will Continue Paying Prevailing Wage, May 4, Rusty Marks Charleston Gazette

Prevailing Wage Law Causing Confusion, Labor Says, April 13, Eric Eyre Charleston Gazette

WV Governor Signs Proposal To Scale Back Prevailing Wage, March 12, AP Charleston Gazette

At Union Rally, Workers Not Pleased With GOP Legislature, March 8, Paul Nyden, Charleston Gazette

Thousands Protest GOP Legislature At Union Rally, March 7, Dave Gutman, Charleston Gazette

Rich Lindsay:  Republican Agenda Does Not Benefit Families, March 7, Charleston Gazette

Contractors:  Road Spending Will Produce Jobs, March 3, Paul Nyden Charleston Gazette

Company Proposes Building 2 Gas Fired Power Plants in WV, March 3, AP, Charleston Gazette

First Energy to Invest $225 Million In Infrastructure, March 3, AP Charleston Gazette

After Hours of Debate House Passes Prevailing Wage Revamp, Feb 28, Phil Kabler, Charleston Gazette

Prevailing Wage Reforms Likely to Impact Local Projects, Jeremiah Shelor, Exponent-Telegram

Go WV Does Not Represent Working Folks' Best Interest, Letter to Editor Ken Fones-Wolfe, Dominion Post 

Delegate With HVAC Business Pushes To Repeal Regs, Feb 23, Eric Eyre Charleston Gazette

Kasich Out Of Tune With WV GOP On Right To Work, Feb 22, David Gutman Charleston Gazette

Most Speakers at W.Va. House Hearing Oppose Prevailing Wage Revamp, Feb 19, Phil Kabler Charleston Gazette

WV House Hears Prevailing Wage Concerns, Feb 19, Joel Ebert Charleston Daily Mail

Manchin Testimony Highlights Prevailing Wage Public Hearing, Feb 19 Metro News, Chris Lawrence

William Hal Gorby:  What Does Right-To-Work Really Mean?, editorial Feb 17 Charleston Gazette

Hundreds Attend Rally Against Prevailing Wage, Right to Work, Feb 16, Paul Nyden Charleston Gazette

Senate Passes Prevailing Wage Revamp, Feb 15, Phil Kabler, Charleston Gazette

Study:  Repealing Prevailing Wage Would Have Been Bad Idea, Feb 15, Cody Neff, Register Herald

Chris Regan: Republican Repeal of Prevailing Wage A Quadruple Loser for West Virginia, Feb 13 Charleston Gazette 

Right To Work Wrong For West Virginia, Feb 11, Ken Hall Op-Ed, Charleston Gazette 

Scores of Contractors Say Don't Repeal WV Prevailing Wage, Feb 9 Public News Service 

Editorial: Jobs, Weigh All The Aspects, Feb 6, Charleston Gazette 

WV GOP Ramrodding Radical Bills, Democrats say, Feb 5, Eric Eyre, Charleston Gazette 

Legislative Leaders Clash On Issues, Feb 5, Whitney Burdette, Charleston Daily Mail 

Republicans Rebuff Attempt to Slow Prevailing Wage Repeal Bill, Feb 5, Phil Kabler, Charleston Gazette 

WV Senate Panel Sends prevailing Wage Bill to Floor, Feb 4, Parkersburg News-Sentinel 

Union Reps Protest Prevailing Wage Repeal, Feb 4, Paul Nyden Charleston Gazette 

Senate Commitee Passes Repeal of Prevailing Wage, Feb 3, Metro News 

Union apprenticeship program teaches construction trade, Feb 1, Paul J. Nyden, Sunday Gazette Mail. 

Meeting packed in hopes of prevailing wage debate, Jan 29, Metro News 

Rick Wilson:  How We Got A Prevailing Wage Law, Jan 25, Charleston Gazette Mail