FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, August 29, 2014 Contact: Steve Smith, (510) 326-4644 Measure to Protect Temporary Workers Passes Senate, Moves to Governors Desk Statement by California Labor Federation Executive Secretary-Treasurer Art Pulaski We applaud the California Legislature for leading the charge to protect temporary and subcontracted workers who are often most vulnerable to exploitation. By passing AB 1897, the Legislature sent a clear message to big corporations that use subcontracted labor: California wont tolerate the violation of any workers basic rights. By holding corporations that use fly-by-night subcontractors and staffing agencies accountable for mistreatment of workers, AB 1897 addresses a growing problem in our economy thats undermining the middle class and fueling a growing gap between the wealthy few and everyone else. The movement to bring transparency and accountability to the subcontracted economy has gathered momentum over the last few months, as more and more temporary workers bravely step out of the shadows to tell their stories of abuses and demand safety and fairness in the workplace. Companies like Taylor Farms and Walmart are some of the most egregious violators of worker rights, taking advantage of the subcontracting model by shielding their businesses from responsibility to the very workers that make the business run. In a subcontracted workplace, workers who are injured or have wages stolen from them are often left to wonder Whos the boss? when employers and subcontractors point the finger at each other instead of respecting workers basic rights. By holding corporations and subcontractors jointly liable when wrongdoing occurs, temporary workers will have a new measure of protection on the job. Now that the State Assembly and State Senate have demonstrated their support of temporary workers by passing AB 1897, we urge Governor Brown to use the power of his pen to make this landmark legislation California law. ###
Posted on: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 19:40:34 +0000
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