TAKE ACTION SB276

The Senate Business, Labor and Economic Affairs committee has scheduled a first hearing on SB276 for Tuesday, February 14 at 830am. This bill would remove all dispatch cities for prevailing wage in Montana.

Below are:

• Directions to send in messages by phone

• Action Network link for driving emails

• Attached are: Contact info for individual committee members and messaging guidance

Please send messages to the members of this committee to state your opposition. It is important to keep the messages professional and thank the members for their service. Below are instructions on how to do this:

BY PHONE:

individuals can call 406.444.4800 and say they want to leave a message for members of the Senate Business, Labor and Economic Affairs committee.

BY EMAIL:

We have put together an Action Network link that can be shared here. This drives emails to the entire committee: https://actionnetwork.org/letters/defend-montana-prevailing-wage-laws-workers-and-jobs

Individual outreach from any members in the following districts should be prioritized:

Senator Jason Small (R) SD 21 - Lame Deer, Crow Agency, Broadus, Pryor

Senator Walt Sales (R) - SD 35 - Three Forks, Manhattan, Townsend

Senator Terry Vermeiere (R) - SD 39 - Anaconda, Deer Lodge, Philipsburg, Drummond

Senator Bruce Gillespie (R) - SD 9 - Shelby, Conrad, Choteau, Cut Bank

Also, please feel free to adopt the following intro email in any way you'd like:

Example email:

Your action to defend the hardworking people of Montana helped us win a key victory: on Monday, HB216 was voted down by the House State Administration! We couldn't have made this happen without you.

Unfortunately, another bad bill is being considered in the State Senate. Next on the docket? SB276, a bill to weaken prevailing wage laws.

Prevailing wage laws ensure a minimum level of fair pay and travel reimbursement for construction and building trades workers on publicly-funded projects.

SB276 would make unnecessary changes to Montana's prevailing wage laws by removing existing dispatch cities. That would simply make it harder for smaller communities to build the infrastructure needed to grow their economies.

Together we've stopped attacks on Montana workers before and we can do it again. Take action to combat SB276 by sending a letter to legislators urging them to OPPOSE this bad bill! 

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