February 07, 2020
ST. LOUIS (KMOX) — St. Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson has signed an ordinance guaranteeing a prevailing wage for workers on all projects in that receive City of St. Louis incentives.
Krewson says the idea is to avoid developers who get tax breaks and then try to hire workers on the cheap.
“We want to make sure if the city is investing in a project, that the workers are treated fairly and the contractors are treated fairly,” Krewson told KMOX. …
“This is very important to our construction workers on city tax incentivized projects — they’ll be getting a fair wage and benefits on any of these projects,” said Alderwoman Sarah Martin, who sponsored the ordinance.