Workers' Rights Board hearing: Stop Wage Theft in DC!

Submitted by Jon B on Mon, 01/25/2010 - 4:45pm
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Date: 
Thursday, February 18, 2010 - 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Location : 
DC

Every day working people in our city have their hard-earned wages skimmed or outright stolen from them.

Employers withhold tips, force people to work off the clock, pay less than the minimum or prevailing wage, pay less than promised, and sometimes run off without paying at all.

For poor and working people who already struggle to make ends meet, even a small theft of wages can be disastrous for their families. Cumulatively, employers steal billions of dollars from millions of workers - money that is lost to families and communities, exacerbating the current economic crisis.

Please join us on Thursday, Feb. 18th to learn more about this hidden crime wave and how you can fight it.

Workers' Rights Board Hearing
Wage Theft: DC's Hidden Crime
Thursday, Feb. 18th
6:30-9pm
First Rising Mt. Zion Church
602 N St NW
Washington, DC
(Mt. Vernon Sq Metro)

A panel of community, faith, academic and political leaders will hear testimony from workers, questions government officials, and discuss tools for combating wage theft.

Workers' Rights Board members include: Rev. Raymond Bell of First Rising Mt. Zion Church (co-chair), Terry Lynch of the Downtown Cluster of Congregations (co-chair), Rabbi Bob Saks, Rev. Noemi Mena of National City Christian Church, Jacob Feinspan of Jews United for Justice, Ibrahim Ramey of the Muslim American Society Freedom Foundation, Eugene Kinlow of the Washington East Foundation, former Councilmember Bill Lightfoot and Michelle Tingling-Clemens, Ward 7 activist.

For more info, email mbaris@dclabor.org or call 202-974-8224