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January 21, 2015

Seattle passes ‘priority hire' bill

By JOURNAL STAFF

SEATTLE — The Seattle City Council on Tuesday unanimously passed “priority hire” legislation to help low-income people get construction jobs.

The legislation requires city-funded construction projects over $5 million to have at least 20 percent of their workers from economically distressed areas in Seattle and King County. It also supports apprentice programs.


 
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