Workers Defense Project Is Making a Huge Difference in the Lives of Texas Construction Workers
Immigrant construction workers in Austin, Texas, have a fierce advocate fighting for back pay, safety on the job and basic workplace rights.
The Workers Defense Project , profiled by Steven Greenhouse in this weekend's New York Times Business section, is an example of a worker center that is highly successful in its campaigns.
Greenhouse writes:
As worker centers go, the Workers Defense Project in Austin has racked up an unusual number of successes. It has won more than $1 million in back pay over the last decade on behalf of workers alleging violations of minimum wage and overtime laws. A report it wrote on safety problems spurred the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to investigate 900 construction sites in Texas—leading to nearly $2 million in fines.
Read the rest of The Workers Defense Project, a Union in Spirit .
