The struggle to win back stolen wages is just the tip of the iceberg for these workers.
Government
‘I would like to live freely. I don’t want Ricardo to persecute me’
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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
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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
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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
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Construction unions and nonunion immigrant workers asserted their collective power Wednesday morning in Thief River Falls to protest wage theft, exploitation, and labor trafficking
Wage Theft
In Minnesota, Wage Theft Will be a Felony
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The new wage theft provisions are a resounding victory for the worker advocacy organizations who led the fight to hold employers accountable.
Commentary
(Op-ED) Keith Ellison: Time to Address Wage Theft is Now
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HF 6, authored by Rep. Tim Mahoney, a union pipefitter, and SF 1933, authored by Sen. Bobby Joe Champion – that will give us more tools and resources to charge people with the crime of wage theft and prosecute it more aggressively.
Uncategorized
Testimony at MN Capitol underscores need for stronger wage theft laws
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Workers and business owners highlighted the need for stronger wage theft laws at the Minnesota Capitol on February 6. The hearing before the Minnesota House Labor Committee was the first stop for HF6, a bipartisan bill that would set rules and penalties for employers who fail to pay wages earned by their employees.
Immigration
The Fight Against Labor Trafficking Expands
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Momentum is building in Minneapolis and throughout Minnesota to challenge labor trafficking and its root causes.
Wage Theft
Lennar Homes Continued using Scandal Ridden Company Until June 2018
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New information has surfaced that the single largest home-builder in the Twin Cities metro area for every year since 2006, Lennar, has used American Contractors and Associates (ACA) on multiple projects until June 2018.
Wage Theft
Contractor Ricardo Batres Charged with Labor Trafficking, Revealing Immigrant Worker Abuse
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Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman announces labor trafficking charge against contractor Ricardo Batres. It is one of the first times a labor trafficking charge has been brought in Minnesota.