Legislation

Council proposed stricter labor-management requirements for City public works contractors.

City contractors must hire one apprentice for every three journeymen on all public works projects, with apprentices chosen from a designated City program. This new requirement takes effect immediately.

051103

Council sought to boost Philadelphia's construction workforce with apprenticeship requirements.

City contractors must hire apprentices and journeymen on every job, with minimum wage requirements and posting of prevailing wages on site, starting immediately. The new labor mandate affects all city-work contracts.

050752

Council proposed stricter labor requirements for City construction contracts.

Contractors working on City projects must now hire a certain number of apprentices and journeymen under new labor rules, with specific wage and benefit requirements in place for these workers.

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