Political Perspectives on 04/13/11
Program:
Political Perspectives
Air date:
Wed, 04/13/2011 - 9:30am - 10:00am
Short Description:
Stopping Wage Theft in Oregon Host Carlos Chavez reports from a Town Hall to Stop Wage Theft, which was organized by the Oregon Coalition to Stop Wage Theft on April 7th. Workers and other community members shared their stories about the impact of wage theft. The coalition wants the legislature to pass laws to protect workers. There are several different measures in the House right now.

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More information can be found
More information can be found at:
Northwest Workers' Justice Project http://www.nwjp.org
Oregon Department of Justice http://www.doj.state.or.us/divisions/civil_enforcement_index.shtml
Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries http://www.oregon.gov/BOLI/
Mexican Consulate http://www.co.clackamas.or.us/socialservices/rguide/info0829aa.html
Other:
http://www.nelp.org/page/-/brokenlaws/BrokenLawsReport2009.pdf?nocdn=1
http://www.ocpp.org/2011/Wage%20theft%20fact%20sheet%203.17.11.pdf