Watch video On March 25, 10 construction workers who worked on the Yellowstone Apartments, at 426 South Yellowstone Drive in Madison, came to Worker Justice Wisconsin alleging that their employer […]
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Don’t miss our latest episode with WORT FM—Print, Protest, Prevail: Crushing Wage Theft in Madison. Wage theft is one of the most common but least punished forms of labor abuse
New WORT FM Series: Episode 3—”Print, Protest, Prevail: Crushing Wage Theft in Madison” Read More »
Last week, WJW Construction Organizer, David Ortiz Whittingham spoke at the Wisconsin State Capitol to help reintroduce the Economic Bill of Rights. David joined legislators and social justice organizations in
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Another key figure targeting wage theft as part of his work is David Ortiz Whittingham, who recently joined Worker Justice Wisconsin as the Construction Organizer. David grew up in the
Introducing WJW’s Construction Organizer: David Read More »
By Natalie Yahr Feb 13, 2025 Wage theft costs American workers as much as $50 billion a year, according to a 2014 estimate by the Economic Policy Institute, a pro-labor think
Cap Times: Wage Theft Costs Workers Millions. This Madison Organizer Wants It To Stop. Read More »
WJW Program Director Robert Christl and SCFL Organizer Issy Bilek are leading the Immigration and Labor Working Group to ensure unions are prepared to confront the anti-immigration rhetoric and policies
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El 7 de enero, nuestro Director de programas Robert Christl participó en el programa de radio En Nuestro Patio de WORT FM. La discusión se centró en cómo los trabajadores
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My name is Socorro Cortez, and I lead the wage theft campaign at Worker Justice Wisconsin. From a young age, I witnessed how the labor movement defined the lives of my
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Worker Justice Wisconsin is organizing workers across the community to fight wage theft. In the United States, wage theft costs workers, their families and communities, billions–yes, billions–of dollars every year.
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By Natalie Yahr Dec 12, 2024 The owner of a Dane County screen printing company must pay more than $8,000 in back wages to former employees, according to a court
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