Working America Members Help Hotel Workers Get Fair Pay

[Omaha Steve]

http://blog.workingamerica.org/2014/04/11/working-america-members-help-hotel-workers-get-fair-pay/




An Albuquerque-based hotel has been found in violation of wage theft of at least one employee, due in part to the valiant organizing of Working America members.

Back in August, a group of Working America members approached member coordinators regarding their pay. At the time, hotel employees were tasked with cleaning rooms and were being paid $3.25 per room.

After careful research, Working America took charge and partnered with the Center for Law and Poverty (CLP) to contact the Department of Labor (DOL) and arrange a meeting with the afflicted workers.

During interviews with the DOL, workers indicated that they were forced to clock out early and they weren’t being paid the city’s minimum wage of $8.50 an hour.

FULL story at link.

For information on how you can help fight unfair labor practices like this one, visit: www.workingnewmexico.org

Photo courtesy of Center on Policy Initiatives via Flickr.