PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- It's theft without a gun or any weapon at all and the victims often don't even know they've been "robbed." Every year, working people across the country are victims of wage theft to the tune of billions of dollars.
In local cases, getting any money owed you is an uphill battle, especially here in Pennsylvania.
Even in this current economic climate, construction companies continue to build in our region, promising workers good pay and benefits.
But the carpenters' union alleges that isn't happening at an $80 million, 377-unit project in the Strip District called Brewers Block, a charge the co-general contractor denies.
"Right now, they have multiple contractors in there that we know about that are using an exploited workforce and they're not paying taxes to the city," Steven Mazza, of the Greater PA Council of Carpenters, said.
The union, which is holding daily protests at the job site, accuses the co-general contractor, RDC, of hiring subcontractors, who they say underpay their workers with under-the-table cash, providing no health benefits and paying no taxes.
However, RDC maintains taxes are paid and all workers are well-compensated with pay and benefits.
In a statement, RDC's CEO said, "The project employs hundreds of construction workers; most work for large subcontractors that have been in business for many years including many union, minority and women-owned businesses with impeccable reputations. Everyone working on the project is well...
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