A major labor union is taking issue with House Democrats’ support of a housing bill that it says promotes construction programs with insufficient wage protections.
The bill has a bipartisan coalition of supporters and is on the verge of getting a floor vote in the House of Representatives. But North America’s Building Trades Unions, a large stakeholder that’s tracking the legislation, warned House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries’ staff on Friday that it is unhappy with the process lawmakers used to put together the latest version of the House’s legislation.
According to internal communications reviewed by NOTUS, the union complained about a lack of collaboration from Democratic staff on the House’s Financial Services Committee. Rep. Maxine Waters, the top Democrat on the committee whose office did not respond to a request for comment, is one of the lawmakers spearheading the House legislation, which has been amended twice since it first passed in February.