[Cvengr]

Davis Bacon wages for min skilled jobs is still about $57/hr.

Obama introduced his Min Wage for Fed contract positions at about $10.50/hr, meaning the mechainisms are in place to reduce their wages from %57 to $10.50, with a py increase of 1%, now allows $10.61 for a previous $57/hr job,...and politically to the majority of readers, he has hiked their wages twice.

.....and union members still think he’s a great guy.

[arderkrag]

Davis Bacon is a misleading value. I’ve made those “wages” before. Over half of that pays for benefits - insurance, employer healthcare insurance, retirement, etc. Those guys make about 20-25 dollars an hour. When they get a pay increase like this, they get it to the hourly amount they make, not the whole package.