GOP is hiding truth about prevailing wage The story told about the prevailing wage by Republican assemblyman is a lie. The only way that the prevailing wage would be higher than a union member’s pay is if he was comparing a skilled trade, i.e. electrician, pipe fitter to an unskilled laborer’s pay. To do this is just plain lying, and as a 25 year Republican, I am sick of my party’s bull. The prevailing wage does need changes, the wage for the southern half of the state needs to be set by Clark County and the northern half to be …