By News 10
Posted: Tue 12:17 PM, Feb 27, 2018
Updated: Tue 7:26 PM, Feb 27, 2018
LANSING, Mich. (WILX) – A group of Veterans gathered in Lansing Tuesday to speak out about and support the prevailing wage vote.
Veterans from three skilled trade unions talked at a press conference at the Michigan Senate building on Tuesday morning.
Their message, “a vote against prevailing wage is a vote against high-quality jobs that allow veterans to support themselves and their families.”
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“Veterans bring with them the experience, grit and sense of unity necessary to succeed in the skilled trades,” said Brad Reed, a business representative for the Michigan Council of Carpenters and Millwrights (MRCC) and Army veteran. “By protecting the prevailing wage, these high-skill, high-demand jobs are more available and accessible to our nation’s heroes.”