People hear of good wages in the construction industry, but the reality can be different for those who have nonunion jobs or work for corrupt contractors.
#GeorgeFloyd
Former Employees Challenge Angel Food Bakeries Commitment to #BLM
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The recent sympathy towards #BLM is a reflection of corporate opportunism.
Immigration
MN Union: Safety of Immigrant Construction Workers Sacrificed for Profit
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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
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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
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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’
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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.