SPOKANE, Wash. — Spokane City Council passed an ordinance that will change the way the city manages large construction projects.
The “Public Dollars for Public Benefit” ordinance passed during Monday night’s City Council meeting with a vote of 4-3, with Council President Wilkerson and Councilmembers Bingle and Cathcart voting against.
The ordinance requires all contractors bidding on city construction projects over $5 million to sign community workforce agreements that mandate union representation…