By Erin Durkin
New York Daily News
The City Council passed a bill Wednesday that aims to clean up car washes by requiring the businesses to get licenses from the city.
After years of complaints from workers who say their wages were stolen and an aggressive campaign to unionize the businesses, the Council voted 43 to 7 for the bill that would subject car washes to checks to make sure they’re following labor and environmental laws.
The businesses would also have to take out hefty bonds in case they are slapped with legal judgments — a provision that angered owners, especially after a special carveout was added for unionized shops.
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