Male v. Ernest Renda Contracting Co.

Pee Cueiam.

We affirm tbe judgment of the Appellate

Division for substantially the reasons set forth in its opinion reported at 122 N. J. Super. 526 (1973), but add the following comments.

The statute in question, N. J. S. A. 34:11-56.25 et seq., is not a true prevailing wage statute since non-union wages are not used in determining the wage rate. Only the wages fixed in collective bargaining agreements in the locality for the particular craft or trade are used. The result is that the parties who negotiate the collective bargaining agreements also establish the statutory wage rate for public…