Construction Workers FIGHT BACK Against Greedy Developers

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  • Опубліковано 17 жов 2024
  • Construction workers in Minneapolis are taking on developers to stop rampant wage theft. Developers use citizenship status to bully workers into staying silent. One worker says they’re owed $110K in stolen wages. The Building Dignity & Respect Program would end this abuse.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 64

  • @onjikun
    @onjikun 2 роки тому +19

    In reference to what he said in the beginning: how do these developers expect their workers to be happy if they’re not paid what they’re owed?

  • @patrickunderhill2901
    @patrickunderhill2901 2 роки тому +16

    There are many problems. Wage theft by developers & General contractors. Most States have no more requirements to be a licensed contractor than insurance & bonding. Construction Unions fought to eliminate piece rates 120 yrs ago THERE BACK. Why is everyone forced to be a sub-contractor, no legal responsibility, unemployment, taxes, SS, etc… UNIONS

  • @johnnyfreedom3437
    @johnnyfreedom3437 2 роки тому +19

    This is no different than what corporations were doing to their working personnel 100 years ago. The answer then is the answer today, unionize! Just make sure you elect honest leaders! I am the third generation of a strong union, it gave me a great life! #UnionStrong!! #UnionizeYourShop!!

    • @youtubesucks1499
      @youtubesucks1499 2 роки тому

      Will you pay union prices?
      I won't.

    • @johnnyfreedom3437
      @johnnyfreedom3437 2 роки тому +2

      @@youtubesucks1499 you're listening to Too Much propaganda.

    • @youtubesucks1499
      @youtubesucks1499 2 роки тому

      @@johnnyfreedom3437 Johnny, what happens when labor cost goes up?
      1. Cut labor.
      2. Reduce bottom line profits.
      3. Pass the cost on to consumers.
      So what do you think a corporation will do?
      This is simple BUS 101.
      You are listening to too much propaganda..
      Try business school.

    • @corvus8638
      @corvus8638 2 роки тому

      @@youtubesucks1499 That's why this country will continue to slide into 3rd world status

    • @youtubesucks1499
      @youtubesucks1499 2 роки тому +1

      @@corvus8638 I agree that something needs to be done.
      If it were up to me. I would fire Congress. If they were in the private sector they would be fired for incompetency.
      You want change? Very simple.
      Offer corporations 5% taxes providing 23% of their profits goes to the employees.
      Watch how fast they pony up.

  • @davidl5119
    @davidl5119 2 роки тому +4

    And yet, do you ever hear about this kind of theft on news channels? Not really, we hear endlessly about theft in stores, etc, while these are dwarfed by wage theft.

    • @YourCapyFrenBigly_3DPipes1999
      @YourCapyFrenBigly_3DPipes1999 2 роки тому +1

      Exactly. And that suits the mass incarceration lovers and corporate-servants in office just fine.

  • @noahenevold9448
    @noahenevold9448 2 роки тому +9

    You're always welcome at Local 322 my carpenter brothers

    • @youtubesucks1499
      @youtubesucks1499 2 роки тому

      Nope. They don't hire ILLEGALS. Bro... betray American workers?
      Scab.

  • @Ianpact
    @Ianpact 2 роки тому +1

    Thank you, MPU.

  • @yodae7621
    @yodae7621 2 роки тому +9

    Unions are the way people get together and say enough is enough.

    • @youtubesucks1499
      @youtubesucks1499 2 роки тому

      Will you pay union prices,?

    • @yodae7621
      @yodae7621 2 роки тому +2

      @@youtubesucks1499 Unions have a future. Unions contribute to society. They also they you indutry standards. Why would you not want better and more?

    • @youtubesucks1499
      @youtubesucks1499 2 роки тому

      @@yodae7621 Unions don't do what you think they do.
      Are you willing to pay union prices for goods and services? If labor cost goes up the business has to absorb it. It is passed on to the consumer. With that being said...
      Consumers will be forced to choose between paying higher prices for union goods and services or buying non union at a cheaper price.
      Look at Starbucks. Dunkin Donuts is ecstatic that Starbucks has closed 120 stores since realizing they are clearly losing the union war.
      Now, with skyrocketing inflation... will you pay more for a union cup of coffee? Or will you be priced out of the Starbucks brand?
      As unions spread ... and those businesses impacted will be forced to compete with cheaper non union stores expect to see more store closing.
      It's called downsizing to profitability.

    • @youtubesucks1499
      @youtubesucks1499 2 роки тому

      @@yodae7621 Its funny you won't answer the question...
      Will you pay higher prices for union goods and services?

    • @yodae7621
      @yodae7621 2 роки тому +1

      @@youtubesucks1499 If you get me 30% more why wouldnt I pay u 1% finders fee?

  • @ethantinklenberg6607
    @ethantinklenberg6607 2 роки тому +7

    Sure it’s for farm workers here, that’s a good start, but that doesn’t help with the international labor violations which add up to much more. Big companies are ok with this sacrifice as long as they don’t have to fix the larger picture

  • @mateocortes4148
    @mateocortes4148 2 роки тому +6

    Felicidades y fuerza en la lucha

  • @nicepokerface3465
    @nicepokerface3465 2 роки тому +11

    This is the shadow economy that the Republicans love and continue to allow to prosper don’t let that border BS fool ya

    • @youtubesucks1499
      @youtubesucks1499 2 роки тому

      Nope. This is NWO. That is 100% Democrats.
      Will you pay extra to support union?

    • @teddylee1218
      @teddylee1218 2 роки тому

      No the guy I work for was a die-hard Democrat

    • @spark300c
      @spark300c 2 роки тому

      Well exist because of so many illegal aliens that cause even the legal immigrants to be treat poorly. If our laws where enforced this shadow economy would not exist. The democrats do not understand the concept of controlled labor market.

    • @nicepokerface3465
      @nicepokerface3465 2 роки тому

      @@youtubesucks1499 if either party wanted to stop illegal immigration it’s an easy fix.
      Simply fine any employer $10,000 per day per worker no employer would hire them and they would stop coming
      You can’t fault the people they are only looking to improve the lives of themselves and their family
      This is the how they beat down Union wages and continue to fuel the shadow economy while keeping the little people fighting amongst themselves
      And Yes I do pay more for union made? How about you?

    • @patrickunderhill2901
      @patrickunderhill2901 2 роки тому +4

      The worst thing they’ve done is support & endorse is the “Right to Work” for less laws from State to State. Only purpose is to break Unions and pretend (lie) that they would treat there employees the same without the Union.

  • @franciscosolis7277
    @franciscosolis7277 2 роки тому +9

    Sigue la lucha ✊🏽

  • @X1Y0Z0
    @X1Y0Z0 2 роки тому +2

    Sad 😢 that many of us work @ jobs that need to done & yet we aren’t paid a living wage

  • @yodae7621
    @yodae7621 2 роки тому +5

    A real problem in the industry is when a developer is promised 100% and is paid 70%-80% for the work their team did. The person often says see me in court thanks for doing all my work. When projects are not paid for in full. This fills up the courts with nonsense unpatriotic junk. We need to change this too.

  • @Raaven0991
    @Raaven0991 2 роки тому

    As always, excellent content.

  • @josephyoung6749
    @josephyoung6749 2 роки тому +2

    modern american slavery

  • @youtubesucks1499
    @youtubesucks1499 2 роки тому +1

    If you work for a mutual agreed compensation, it isn't theft
    If you get paid below the agreed compensation... that is theft.

    • @youtubesucks1499
      @youtubesucks1499 2 роки тому

      @cfcbrenden7 You aren't forced to do anything.
      People have a choice.
      Unless you are living in N Korea... how is anyone in the United States forced to do anything?

    • @youtubesucks1499
      @youtubesucks1499 2 роки тому

      @cfcbrenden7 No, you might be forced to start at the bottom, you don't have to stay there.
      No one is forced to do anything.
      www.businessinsider.com/rich-and-famous-people-who-were-homeless-2015-10

    • @frankd.506
      @frankd.506 2 роки тому +1

      @@youtubesucks1499 Starvation a hell of a choice, boy you sure got the company line down to a science.

    • @YourCapyFrenBigly_3DPipes1999
      @YourCapyFrenBigly_3DPipes1999 2 роки тому

      @@youtubesucks1499 stop choking on the CEO's dicknozzle buddy, you have no idea what you're TALKING ABOUT.
      HOW MUCH WAGE THEFT HAVE YOU CAUSED??

  • @capriphonix8863
    @capriphonix8863 2 роки тому

    BASED

  • @AddixXxion
    @AddixXxion 2 роки тому

    honestly, you can find someone that can read the script that can also speak spanish...

  • @crush9197
    @crush9197 2 роки тому

    Money rules the world so pay up or lose your company

  • @teddylee1218
    @teddylee1218 2 роки тому +1

    And my stepson did cement work on the Democrat building and didn't get paid . When they went to court they said it was political . It was a Democrat campaign headquarters that he did the work for

    • @mpeppermint23
      @mpeppermint23 2 роки тому

      I'm not surprised! Politicians hate paying for anything and will use their power to get out of paying for anything, yet they beg us for money.

    • @frankd.506
      @frankd.506 2 роки тому +2

      A little more information would be helpful, I'm sure they exist somewhere but I've never had trouble with democrats paying it's always been the republiklan trying to cheat me or break unions ,one of their specialties,one can't be to careful with all the professional union busters out here.

    • @teddylee1218
      @teddylee1218 2 роки тому +1

      @@frankd.506 The Democratic headquarter hire him to put in a handicap walkway At the Democrat ahead . The street department put the cement order in with the street department order so when he got off work he could do the job . But Democrats got caught charging the street department for the cement . The street department fire him . But he was doing the job after he got off work he was going to put the order in for the cement himself .. what was he supposed to do with this cement when his Democrat supervisor tells him to use it so he did the job with it . Got fired from the street department for working on his own time . Lost his house because he didn't have the rent money . So he sued them . He didn't get paid by the city or the Democrats for the time he put in . So , over year later a Republican give him job to do his driveway . Then lined him up with a job with a big cement company that did jobs for the state the county and other private companies and individuals . Because the Republican did not think it was right that it happened to him . At the time it happened it ran in the papers around the citys but not on the TV media . One did mention it . One line or paragraph . The court said it was political . But he wasn't even registered to vote at the time ❗

    • @teddylee1218
      @teddylee1218 2 роки тому

      @@frankd.506 He had to pay his crew out of his own pocket . They did not work for the street department .

    • @frankd.506
      @frankd.506 2 роки тому +1

      @@teddylee1218 Sounds like work being done behind the unions back and it's a shame any democrats would condone that action that said I can tell you my experience has been just the opposite when I was young and naive one particular job i was paid very poorly and had hours stolen from me by a staunch republican meanwhile my daughter worked for a local democratic representative in our area and she was treated like gold, sorry for your rare experience but it's extremely uncommon knowing the republiklan is famous for their treating workers like $#it .