Wage Theft: The Crime Wave Nobody Talks About

[shintao]

Kim Bobo, IWJ executive director and author of Wage Theft in America, says wage theft is “the crime wave no one talks about.”

It’s really all around us. There are workers who are not getting paid minimum wage, not paid overtime, [are] misclassified as independent contractors (so employers can avoid having to pay benefits), who don’t get all their tips. Some workers get laid off and don’t get their last paycheck. For some workers, they work all day and don’t get paid at all.

A new report, issued earlier this week, backs up IWJ’s findings. Nearly half of immigrant day laborers surveyed in New Jersey were not paid for all the work they completed, according to the report by the Seton Hall Law School’s Center for Social Justice. Some 48 percent of the immigrant day laborers surveyed in seven New Jersey towns reported experiencing at least one instance over the past year in which they were not paid for all the work they had done, and more than half (54 percent) said they had been paid less than promised.

In addition, nearly all of the day laborers (94 percent) said they were not paid overtime, the report found. Bryan Lonegan, Seton Hall law professor and co-author of the report, “All Work and No Pay: Day Laborers, Wage Theft, and Workplace Justice in New Jersey,” said in a statement:

Unfortunately, immigrant day laborers are just the highly visible tip of the iceberg because wage theft and labor violations happen all the time in restaurants, gas stations, home health care, janitorial, laundries, car washes and beauty and nail salons.

Wage Theft: The Crime Wave Nobody Talks About | AFL-CIO NOW BLOG

 

[Sail Away]

Perhaps, they will take what they have and go home.

 

[California Girl]

Firstly, this is not politics. Secondly, a link to a union blog is not exactly without an agenda.

Again... Shitto makes a fool of himself. No wonder he hates conservatives.... he's jealous of other people.

 

[Sallow]

This what happens when Unions are weakened. Basically what has happened over the last couple of decades seems like it was planned. Steps as follows:
-Capture union employees by giving out ample wages and benefits.
-Lobby government to change employment and overtimes rules.
-Hire off shore.
-Encourage consultants and "associates" as opposed to full time employees.
-Begin "Synergy" efforts to reduce redundancy.
-Begin "RIF"s. (reduction in force)
-Begin "more with less" programs.

The end result being that employees that "survive" the layoffs are to keep people to frightened and off balance to complain. They put up with working longer hours with more tasks with no increase in salaries.

Mission accomplished.

 

[Oddball]

Guess what..."The good old days" are gone forever.

Well, that is unless you're an AFSCME parasite.

 

[kiwiman127]

Though not a member of a union or really union lover, when the unions were stronger, wages were better for ALL working American stiffs.
When Reagan busted unions that led to the decline of the Middle Class.

 

[boedicca]

This what happens when Unions are weakened. Basically what has happened over the last couple of decades seems like it was planned. Steps as follows:
-Capture union employees by giving out ample wages and benefits.
-Lobby government to change employment and overtimes rules.
-Hire off shore.
-Encourage consultants and "associates" as opposed to full time employees.
-Begin "Synergy" efforts to reduce redundancy.
-Begin "RIF"s. (reduction in force)
-Begin "more with less" programs.

The end result being that employees that "survive" the layoffs are to keep people to frightened and off balance to complain. They put up with working longer hours with more tasks with no increase in salaries.

Mission accomplished.

No. This is what happens to undocumented workers.

Being here illegally has risks.

 

[Sallow]

This what happens when Unions are weakened. Basically what has happened over the last couple of decades seems like it was planned. Steps as follows:
-Capture union employees by giving out ample wages and benefits.
-Lobby government to change employment and overtimes rules.
-Hire off shore.
-Encourage consultants and "associates" as opposed to full time employees.
-Begin "Synergy" efforts to reduce redundancy.
-Begin "RIF"s. (reduction in force)
-Begin "more with less" programs.

The end result being that employees that "survive" the layoffs are to keep people to frightened and off balance to complain. They put up with working longer hours with more tasks with no increase in salaries.

Mission accomplished.

No. This is what happens to undocumented workers.

Being here illegally has risks.

Oh bullshit.

When is the last time you held a real job?

I've been at my present job for 13 years..and this is exactly what I have been seeing.

 

[Midnight Marauder]

Guess what..."The good old days" are gone forever.

Well, that is unless you're an AFSCME parasite.

 

[shintao]

Firstly, this is not politics. Secondly, a link to a union blog is not exactly without an agenda.

Again... Shitto makes a fool of himself. No wonder he hates conservatives.... he's jealous of other people.

Sounds like a raving looney who has her panties in a wad, and hates it because I am wealthy and she is an imbecile. LMAO!!!

Of course it is politics. You are supposed to draw the conclusion that regulation is failing to protect workers, because they are weak rugged individuals lacking power to face a corporation. LOL!! And I would tell you people who have unity and have negotiated contracts like Unions, don't have this problem.

But you are so hatefilled and a fat ass that turned red, you can't handle it!! LMAO!!!

 

[Midnight Marauder]

Wage Theft: The Crime Wave Nobody Talks About

Yes.

FICA
Medicare
Federal Income Tax
State Income Tax
Payroll Tax


To name a few. ALL are wage theft.

 

[shintao]

This what happens when Unions are weakened. Basically what has happened over the last couple of decades seems like it was planned. Steps as follows:
-Capture union employees by giving out ample wages and benefits.
-Lobby government to change employment and overtimes rules.
-Hire off shore.
-Encourage consultants and "associates" as opposed to full time employees.
-Begin "Synergy" efforts to reduce redundancy.
-Begin "RIF"s. (reduction in force)
-Begin "more with less" programs.

The end result being that employees that "survive" the layoffs are to keep people to frightened and off balance to complain. They put up with working longer hours with more tasks with no increase in salaries.

Mission accomplished.

Well stated. Funny Calwad didn't figure that out, being nonpantiedized to any political philosophy. LOL!

Yes, that is what has happened to the rugged individual. He has no organization, hence no power and is running scared of the corporations. If he complains he can be black balled to all other corporations from ever working again. Gotta feel sorry for those poor boys.

 

[shintao]

This what happens when Unions are weakened. Basically what has happened over the last couple of decades seems like it was planned. Steps as follows:
-Capture union employees by giving out ample wages and benefits.
-Lobby government to change employment and overtimes rules.
-Hire off shore.
-Encourage consultants and "associates" as opposed to full time employees.
-Begin "Synergy" efforts to reduce redundancy.
-Begin "RIF"s. (reduction in force)
-Begin "more with less" programs.

The end result being that employees that "survive" the layoffs are to keep people to frightened and off balance to complain. They put up with working longer hours with more tasks with no increase in salaries.

Mission accomplished.

No. This is what happens to undocumented workers.

Being here illegally has risks.

Oh bullshit.

When is the last time you held a real job?

I've been at my present job for 13 years..and this is exactly what I have been seeing.

Thanks for the honesty!!!

 

[shintao]

Wage Theft: The Crime Wave Nobody Talks About

Yes.

FICA
Medicare
Federal Income Tax
State Income Tax
Payroll Tax


To name a few. ALL are wage theft.

Yes, they should take the taxes from the corporations, and give you a living wage.

 

[The T]

WAGE THEFT Comes from the 16th AMENDMENT.

[And it needs to BE REPEALED]

/THREAD.

 

[Sallow]

WAGE THEFT Comes from the 16th AMENDMENT.

[And it needs to BE REPEALED]

/THREAD.

Yeah..and you might as well get rid of the first clause under the powers of congress, right?

The 16th Amendment is nothing but a clarification for that.

What other parts of the Constitution are you looking to eviserate?

 

[The T]

WAGE THEFT Comes from the 16th AMENDMENT.

[And it needs to BE REPEALED]

/THREAD.

Yeah..and you might as well get rid of the first clause under the powers of congress, right?

The 16th Amendment is nothing but a clarification for that.

What other parts of the Constitution are you looking to eviserate?

When they start taxing COMMERCE as was intended. And as was once was...

GO forth and learn some history.

 

[The T]

And again /THREAD.

 

[Sallow]

WAGE THEFT Comes from the 16th AMENDMENT.

[And it needs to BE REPEALED]

/THREAD.

Yeah..and you might as well get rid of the first clause under the powers of congress, right?

The 16th Amendment is nothing but a clarification for that.

What other parts of the Constitution are you looking to eviserate?

When they start taxing COMMERCE as was intended. And as was once was...

GO forth and learn some history.

And what part of wages isn't commerce?

But heck..even if you hold it is somehow different..the clause never makes any such definition. Nor would it have.

 

[The T]

Yeah..and you might as well get rid of the first clause under the powers of congress, right?

The 16th Amendment is nothing but a clarification for that.

What other parts of the Constitution are you looking to eviserate?

When they start taxing COMMERCE as was intended. And as was once was...

GO forth and learn some history.

And what part of wages isn't commerce?

The Founders NEVER MEANT to TAX Directly a Man's WAGES.

Again> Go forth and learn your history dumbass.

/THREAD AGAIN