Vice President Kamala Harris celebrated the new labor reforms at a Philadelphia union hall, calling the administration unapologetically pro-union.
"When union wages go up, everyone's wages go up.
The Davis-Bacon Act of 1931 tasks the government with establishing wage floors - known as prevailing wages - that apply to construction projects funded by the federal government.
Today, it applies to more than one million construction workers on $200 billion of such projects, the administration said.
Trade groups have long criticized the prevailing wage requirements, saying they discourage small businesses from seeking federal contracts.
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