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Amending Section 17-107 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Contractors: Labor-Management Relationships," to change the method by which the prevailing wage and prevailing working conditions are calculated for certain occupational classifications, all under certain terms and conditions.
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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHIILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Section 17-107 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
§17-107.Contractors: Labor-Management Relationships.
(1) Definitions. In this section, the following definitions apply:
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(m) Prevailing Wages.
(.1) With respect to each classification of building service employee, as follows: The aggregate of (a) the greater of (i) the wage paid to the majority (more than 50 percent) of workers in the classification at similar locations in the City of Philadelphia, or, if the same wage is not paid to a majority of those employed in the classification, the average of the wages paid weighted by the total employed in the classification at similar locations; provided that the Director is authorized to determine a reasonable approximation of the foregoing[, and in doing so may, but need not, rely on] or (ii) the wages determined by the Secretary of Labor under the Service Contract Act, 41 U.S.C. § 351 or other related acts for that classification; and (b) the additional benefits, for which a monetary equivalent may be determined, and which are given building service employees pursuant to a bona fide collective bargaining agreement for such services in City of Philadelphia, or the monetary equivalent of such benefits. [Similar locations means commercial office buildings of at least 25,000 square feet and residential buildings of at least twenty-five (25) dwelling units, whether owned or rented by the occupants thereof.]
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(.3) With respect to all other occupational classifications, as follows: The aggregate of (a) the greater of (i) the wage paid to the major...
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