[In WestWord] Denver's New Anti-Wage Theft Bill is a Victory for the Working Class
Plus my testimony before Denver City Council.
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At the beginning of the month, I testified before Denver City Council in support of a pending anti-wage theft bill. You can view my testimony below.
@joewroteTestifying before #Denver City Council on behalf of the new anti wage theft bill. Wage theft takes many forms, though it is most commonly minimum wage violations, unpaid overtime, and not paying wages owed. If you think you have been the victim of wage theft, contact the Denver Labor Office! #denvercolorado #citycouncil #workers #workersrights #labor #laborrights #DSA #socialism #capitalism #socialist #union #unionstrong #unions
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I’m happy to say that bill passed and is now law. I wrote about the bill and the larger problem of wage theft in Westword, a local magazine here in Denver. You can read it by clicking the link below.
As wage theft is a problem faced by workers around the world, I’d encourage you to read it even if you don’t live in Colorado.
This is such a pervasive problem, that I wonder if people even "see" it anymore? I'm thinking of (relatively) less egregious offenses like working through a lunch. We have exclusive lunch periods at my company, and a coworker was disciplined for leaving company property while on his assigned break. Luckily, that was resolved FAST in his favor, but the reactions people had to it all were telling.