Oct
2016 11
2016 11
San Jose Construction Workers Protest Use of Outside Labor: “It’s Pure and Simple Greed”
Construction workers took to the streets of San Jose late last month to voice their displeasure with Cupertino-based developer KT Urban. Their complaints do not begin and end with KT, however. Union members are frustrated with a growing shift in Silicon Valley toward hiring non-union workers on development projects: Workers say it’s part…
Apr
2015 23
2015 23
66% of San Jose’s Confirmed Wage Theft Money Goes Unawarded; Ordinance Proposed
San Jose is considering a wage theft ordinance which would help the labor commission recoup lost wages and deny permits and licenses to companies with pending wage theft violations. The proposal is similar to one passed in Santa Clara County last year. San Jose’s version is being supported by city council members Don Rocha, [&hellip…;