INDIANA'S COMMON CONSTRUCTION WAGE LAW:
Creating Local Job Opportunities and Fueling Indiana's Economy

BENEFITS OF COMMON WAGE
Local wages. Local workers.
Strong local communities.
HOW DOES INDIANA’S COMMON CONSTRUCTION WAGE BENEFIT HOOSIERS?
STRENGTHENS HARD-WORKING LOCAL FAMILIES
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Common Construction project wages create a middle class career
opportunity for Hoosiers who do not have a college education.
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It requires decent wages for hard-working, well-trained Hoosier construction workers
SUPPORTS APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING
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The law works to foster a skilled workforce to further strengthen the local economy.
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The Common Construction Wage supports apprenticeship and job training and provides middle class Hoosiers career opportunities.
FUELS INDIANA’S ECONOMY
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The wages earned on these projects enable workers to purchase homes for their families and spend locally.
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Families supported by Common Construction Wage incomes have local spendable income, provide local restaurants and small businesses with a stable, long-term customer base.
CREATES THE MOST VALUE AND CONTROL FOR LOCAL INDIANA COMMUNITIES
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CCW ensures skilled workers are hired for local public works
construction projects. Companies with low-wage contracts hire low-wage and low-skilled workers. By setting wages on a construction project, local communities are ensuring they are hiring skilled workers to build their community projects.
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When companies are not required to pay a Common Construction Wage, more people are paid very low or even poverty level wages. This often forces them onto welfare, food stamps or other government services, hurting taxpayers and a local community's quality of life.
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When people have more spending money, local shops and businesses grow, as does sales tax revenue for local governments.

Fosters apprenticeship and a skilled workforce and further strengthens the local economy
