Wage theft--the
systemic underpayment or denial of payment owed to workers--is a growing
problem, and immigrant workers, whose English is often not perfect, are
especially at risk. But with the help of community organizations, some
workers are finding a way to fight back--and are winning victories.
This
weekend, New York Communities for Change and residents of the
Kensington community in Brooklyn, New York, rallied outside of the
Golden Farm supermarket on Church Avenue in support of the immigrant
store employees, who are organizing for a union contract and have sued
for unpaid back wages--they were being paid $400 for a 70-plus hour work
week, well below the minimum wage. READ MORE
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