A Department of Labor study shows that in 2008-2009 wage theft accounted for losses in pay of over $185 billion (to show some perspective, bank, gas station, and convenience store robberies accounted for losses of $56 million during the same time period).
To break it down even further, 64% of low wage workers in American have their pay stolen every week, to an average per worker of $2634 per year.
I don't mean this to sound callous, but how many Union Members do you suppose are the victims of wage theft?
This isn't to blame low wage workers for not joining Unions. It's just another reason why corporate America, the chamber of commerce, right-wing think tanks, et al, do all that they can to keep workers from joining Unions.
As if it isn't bad enough to put up with the shit work conditions and incompetent leadership, they want to fuck workers out of their pay, too.
Peace,
emaycee
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