Bush allows Katrina contractors to pay below prevailing wage – Sep. 8, 2005
In a notice to Congress, Bush said the hurricane had caused “a national emergency” that permits him to take such action under the 1931 Davis-Bacon Act in ravaged areas of Alabama, Florida, Louisiana and Mississippi.
Bush’s action came as the federal government moved to provide billions of dollars in aid, and drew rebukes from two of organized labor’s biggest friends in Congress, Rep. George Miller of California and Sen. Edward Kennedy of Massachusetts, both Democrats.
“The administration is using the devastation of Hurricane Katrina to cut the wages of people desperately trying to rebuild their lives and their communities,” Miller said.
“President Bush should immediately realize the colossal mistake he has made in signing this order and rescind it and ensure that America puts its people back to work in the wake of Katrina at wages that will get them and their families back on their feet,” Miller said.
A-freaking-men. I’m sick of these assholes doing everything they can to profit while screwing the common worker. We already see aid and relief workers put in 12+ hour days – now they are supposed to do it for shitty pay? Enough already – PAY THESE PEOPLE PROPERLY FOR THE WORK THEY ARE DOING.
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Even worse for those of us whom served in our country’s armed services. Disablity pensions are way below normal living wages. I’m lucky my work ad benies.
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