Over the last decade, grassroots opposition to wage theft has grown dramatically across the United States. Wage theft, the illegal underpayment of wages primarily affects the working poor. It is widespread and occurs in various forms and industries. It is estimated that millions of low wage workers annually are not paid at legally required overtime… contine reading
Archives for October 2011
Toronto Community Foundation “Vital Signs” highlights findings of WAC research report
This week the Toronto Community Foundation released its 2011 Vital Signs report. In their chapter on Work, the report highlights findings from the Workers’ Action Centre’s report Unpaid Wages, Unprotected Workers released in May 2011. Our report found that 33% of low-wage workers surveyed had experienced unpaid wages, and 22% had been paid less than… contine reading