Wage Theft Day Of Action Set For Thursday

(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)

Workers and faith leaders are taking the fight against wage theft to an unlikely location this Thursday: DC Metropolitan Police Headquarters. "When workers put in weeks on a job and then receive absolutely no pay, that's criminal behavior," said Arturo Griffiths, a day labor organizer with DC Jobs with Justice. The November 18th action will feature workers, faith leaders and legal experts, and is part of the national Mobilization to Combat Wage Theft, organized by Interfaith Worker Justice to call attention to this “epidemic” and mobilize support for the various efforts to combat it, from national legislation to creative local initiatives. Thursday’s action starts at 9:30A in front of the Metropolitan Washington Police Headquarters, 300 Indiana Ave. NW. – photo: former employees of The Reserve restaurant were joined by DC Jobs with Justice and dozens of labor allies and community supporters on July 9, 2010 in front of the L Street eatery as they demanded tens of thousand in back wages they're owed by restaurant owner Moe Hamden; photo by Adam Wright