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Unions press for prevailing wage, apprenticeship and protections to ensure housing production benefits workers
Summary
Labor leaders told the Joint Committee on Housing that expanding housing production must include labor standards — prevailing wage, registered apprenticeships and anti-wage‑theft measures — so construction jobs translate into living standards and housing security for workers.
Leaders of the Massachusetts AFL‑CIO, the Building Trades and SEIU 1199 told the Joint Committee on Housing that housing policy should be paired with labor protections so that new housing does not come at the expense of workers’ wages and living conditions.
Chrissy Lynch, president of the Massachusetts AFL‑CIO, urged rent stabilization as a near-term protection for…
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