Sepulveda introduces legislation to incentivize safety, training and compensation for workers
authors Alejandro Ramirez
Metro Councilmember Sandra Sepulveda on Tuesday evening plans to introduce a bill that, if passed, would raise standards for the city s awarding construction contracts, emphasizing workplace safety and fair payment and compensation.
The proposed legislation seeks to incentivize contractors who show an investment in training employees, providing health benefits and maintaining clean workplace safety records. Companies meeting such standards will receive higher marks when Metro’s procurement board begins scoring bidders for construction contracts. Other factors, like participating in apprenticeship programs, would also be considered.
At the same time, companies that incurred federal or state violations within the past three years will have a more difficult time securing such work raising the bar for what the city calls a “responsible bidder” for Metro con
Updated on February 24, 2021 at 10:40 am
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One of the prospective developers of offshore wind farms miles from the New Jersey coast said it would train members of local labor unions to aid in the construction of its clean energy project.
The agreement between the wind developer Atlantic Shores and the six unions in New Jersey was described as the first of its kind in the United States, where a nascent offshore wind industry is hopeful for groundbreakings in the next few years of the Biden administration.
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Atlantic Shores, one of two developers with federal leases for offshore wind developments along the New Jersey coast, came to an agreement with local unions.