A new report claims Minnesota’s affordable housing developers receive millions in public funds while working with subcontractors with problematic records of worker exploitation.
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Wage Theft
Wage Theft
In a Single Year, $1.78 Trillion Was Taken From the Working Class
The wealth workers should have received, had wages kept up with productivity, was instead given to shareholders.
Community
Former Bartmann Group Restaurant Workers Win Back Stolen Wages
The struggle to win back stolen wages is just the tip of the iceberg for these workers.
#GeorgeFloyd
Former Employees Challenge Angel Food Bakeries Commitment to #BLM
The recent sympathy towards #BLM is a reflection of corporate opportunism.
Immigration
MN Union: Safety of Immigrant Construction Workers Sacrificed for Profit
The recent death of a construction worker in Minnesota has exposed a lack of safety oversight at job sites, according to a regional union.
Wage Theft
Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry secures nearly $315K in back wages for workers in Digi-Key Project
The back-wage amounts ranged from less than $100 to more than $11,000 in payments to individual workers.
Immigration
Wage Theft Allegations at Menards Construction Site
An email provided by LIUNA gives clear evidence of a misclassification and wage theft scheme by a Menards contractor, Blackrock Masonry, at an Apple Valley construction site.
Government
‘I would like to live freely. I don’t want Ricardo to persecute me’
The courtroom was crowded in anticipation of the sentencing hearing for infamous convicted labor trafficker Ricardo Batres. The spectators reflected the amount of energy and focus the case has inspired, along with the various advocates, agencies, and institutions that have been involved in the investigation.
Unions
Wage Theft at Minnesota State Campuses Could Lead to Over $2 million in Claims
Matt Williams, President of MSCF explained that, “the employer was caught calculating work in a way that allowed them to pay people less than what they were really owed.”
Wage Theft
Minnesota Building Trades Announce Plans to Fight Wage Theft, Exploitation, Labor Trafficking
Leaders of 14 unions that represent Minnesota’s unionized construction workforce Thursday announced the launch of a new initiative to combat wage theft, exploitation, and labor trafficking, which they say pose a growing threat to the welfare of immigrant workers and the health of the state’s construction industry.
Immigration
Unions and Immigrant Workers Claim Workplace Abuse at Digi-Key Expansion Project
Construction unions and nonunion immigrant workers asserted their collective power Wednesday morning in Thief River Falls to protest wage theft, exploitation, and labor trafficking