Threatening Phone Call Shows Intimidation of Undocumented Workers

Posted on May 14, 2008 by dsalaborblogmoderator

In recent Congressional testimony, Bill Beardell, Director of the Equal Justice Center, discusses a threatening phone call that was made by an employer to an undocumented worker. Before playing the recorded phone message, Bearsdall makes the point that lax enforcement of labor laws creates incentives for employers to prefer higher undocumented workers.

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2 Responses to “Threatening Phone Call Shows Intimidation of Undocumented Workers”

  1. amok, on May 15th, 2008 at 7:37 pm Said:

    This post is great - It proves that minimum wage is kept as low as possible because it’s the gov in first place to create the unbalanced/unstable situation of undocumented workers. I hate all this and I’m not on minimum wage. But it’s so unfair for everyone!

  2. Unequal Justice: Anyone can get a deal, on May 19th, 2008 at 8:40 pm Said:

    [...] slavery are just a few of the words that cross my mind as I write this post. Thanks to Talking Union I have found evidence that the problem is not fixed yet because there is no strong will behind [...]

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